While awaiting access to England's Technicolor cameras for their upcoming super-production Stairway to Heaven, the producer-director team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger dashed off a delightful "personal" project, I Know Where I'm Going. Young middle-class Englishwoman Joan Webster (Wendy Hiller) is determined to have the finer things in ...
While it might not have been the best idea on earth to remake the 1939 classic Goodbye Mr. Chips as a musical, the end result is not altogether displeasing. Peter O'Toole steps into the old Robert Donat role of Arthur Chipping (originally Charles Chipping), a young by-the-book schoolmaster at a 1920s British boys school who is humanized by the ...
Petula Clark's breezy, sophisticated singing style made her one of the world's biggest pop stars in the '60s and early '70s, and while her popularity may have faded in the United States, she remains a favorite recording artist and concert attraction in Europe. Recorded during a special appearance at the Virginia Arts Festival, this video finds ...
In the mold of such classics as Shindig, Hullabaloo and The T.A.M.I. Show comes the nostalgic British Invasion compilation The British Beat Live. The program collects and juxtaposes archival performances from such bands as The Troggs ("Wild Thing"); Gerry and the Pacemakers ("Ferry Cross the Mersey," "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying"); Lulu ( ...
Live at the Paris Olympia, join Petula Clark as she presents some of her favorites in an unforgettable concert like no other. Song highlights include "Look To the Rainbow, "Kiss Me Goodbye" and "Look to the Rainbow from her performance in the 1968 film Finian's Rainbow. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
The Promoter was based on the Arnold Bennett novel The Card, which served as its British release title. Impoverished young clerk Alec Guinness works his way up the financial ladder until he has become a successful and highly respected loan officer. Actually, Guinness is not as above-board as the world perceives him. Beginning with cheating on a ...
Lantern-jawed British comedian Frankie Howerd, best known to American TV fans as the star of the raucous historical satire Up Pompeii, heads the cast of The Runaway Bus. Howard plays Percy Lamb, a novice bus driver assigned to drive a coach from one London ariport to another. Alas, the city is enveloped in a thick fog, and poor Percy gets lost, ...
The legendary Petula Clark performs a number of favorites in this 1978 performance from her hometown of Chichester, England. Petula Clark: At the Turn of the Year includes renditions of "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love," "The Other Man's Grass," and several others. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
Nearly 20 years after it opened on Broadway, the E.Y. Harburg/Fred Saidy musical Finian's Rainbow was committed to film. Set in the mythical southern state of Missitucky, the story involves the whimsical Irishman Finian (Fred Astaire) and his daughter Sharon (Petula Clark) arriving in the community carrying a crock of gold, which they've stolen in ...
This release chronicles a series of vibrant concerts given by 60's singer Petula Clark in cities like New York, London, and Los Angeles. Some of the songs featured include "This Girl's in Love With You," "My Funny Valentine," "When I Was a Child," and "Mademoiselle de Paris." ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
A dog's best friend is not always his man, as is seen in this comedy set against the backdrop of professional dog racing. The story centers around a man and his supposedly beloved greyhound. The man spends most of his time caring for the speedy canine. But when the man hears of a dog that could actually beat his, he actually goes out and bets ...
London Town was painstakingly planned as a huge box-office smash--even unto hiring several Hollywood leading lights to work on the film, including producer/director/writer Wesley Ruggles, Technicolor cinematographer Ernest Hiller, costume designer Orry-Kelly and songsmiths Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke. Veteran music-hall entertainer Sid Field ...
This British drama was originally titled Naughy Arlette. The title character, played by future director Mai Zetterling, is a French exchange student at a British art school. Teacher Hugh Williams is unable to resist Arlette's seductive charms, a fact that brings about his downfall. The girl's randiness also adversely affects Williams' daughter ...
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