The Horse's Mouth 1958  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Renee Houston, Mike Morgan, Michael Gough, Ernest Thesiger, Robert Coote, Reginald Beckwith, Veronica Turleigh, Arthur Macrae, Gillian Vaughn, Peter Bull, Clive Revill, Richard Leech, Mary Davies
This insightful satire is about Gully Jimson (Alec Guinness), a weird artist who cannot adapt to the world around him. Gully has served time in jail for vagrancy, and is now released when, uninvited, he moves into Sir William and Lady Beeder's (Robert Coote and Veronica Turleigh) flat while they are out of town. Gully puts his latest art work on their walls, which is NOT what they want. Next, Gully paints a culmination of his artistry in a deserted church, but the church is slated for demolition, and his art work is destroyed. Finally, Gully boards his houseboat and sails off to another world.
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Murder at the Baskervilles 1937  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
aka: Silver Blaze
Director: Thomas Bentley
Cast: Arthur Wontner, Ian Fleming, Lyn Harding, John Turnbull, Lawrence Grossmith, Robert Horton, Arthur Macrae, Judy Gunn, Arthur Goullet, Ralph Truman, Martin Walker, Eve Gray, Gilbert Davis, Minnie Rayner, D.J. Williams
Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Wontner in his last portrayal of Holmes) is called to the Baskervilles 20 years after his first adventure there. A race horse has been stolen and the groom murdered. An elementary problem for the super sleuth.
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The Saint's Vacation 1941 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Leslie Fenton
Cast: Hugh Sinclair, Sally Gray, Arthur Macrae, Cecil Parker, Leueen MacGrath, Gordon McLeod, John Warwick, Ivor Barnard, Manning Whiley, Felix Aylmer
Hugh Sinclair takes on the role of the Saint, and Leslie Charteris, the author of the original Saint novels, co-writes this not-bad entry. The Saint and his buddy Monty Hayward (Arthur Macrae) are on vacation in Switzerland when they get involved with a music box containing a secret code. Murder and international intrigue follow as the suave Saint gets on the trail.
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| 1. The Horse's Mouth (1958)
2. Murder at the Baskervilles (1937)
aka: Silver Blaze
3. The Saint's Vacation (1941)
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