Don't Look Now 1973  R, 110 min.
Genre: Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Cast: Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania, Massimo Serato, Renato Scarpa, Leopoldo Trieste, David Tree, Giorgio Trestini, Sharon Williams, Ann Rye, Nicholas Salter, Bruno Cattaneo, Adelina Poerio
Following the drowning of their daughter, the grieving parents, Laura and John Baxter (Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland), move to Venice where they hope to forget the recent tragedy. But, there are unexplained murders occurring in Venice that serve as reminders of their loss. They try to contact their deceased daughter through the spirits of a medium who tells them that John's life is in danger, and the eerie events that follow lead to an unforgettable climax.
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1939 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Terry Kilburn, John Mills, Paul Henreid, Judith Furse, Edmund Breon, Milton Rosmer, Frederick Leister, Austin Trevor, Lyn Harding, Louise Hampton, David Tree, Jill Furse, Scott Sunderland
Mr. Chips (Robert Donat) is the Latin teacher at a London boys' school. This is his story–from young teacher, through the tragic death of his wife Katherine (Greer Garson) in childbirth, to beloved teacher at the end of his career. Robert Donat won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in this film. The movie received several other important nominations, including Best Picture, Actress (Greer Garson), and Director.
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Major Barbara 1941  N/R, 121 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Gabriel Pascal
Cast: Wendy Hiller, Rex Harrison, Robert Morley, Robert Newton, Deborah Kerr, Stanley Holloway, Emlyn Williams, Sybil Thorndike, Torin Thatcher, Miles Malleson, Marie Lohr, Penelope Dudley-Ward, Walter Hudd, David Tree, Donald Calthrop
This film rendition of the intuitive play by George Bernard Shaw features Salvation Army officer Major Barbara (Wendy Hiller) as the young woman who rebels against her wealthy upbringing and opts to help those less fortunate. Love enters the picture in the person of an intellectual (Rex Harrison).
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Pygmalion 1938  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard
Cast: Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid Lawson, Scott Sunderland, Marie Lohr, David Tree, Jean Cadell, Everley Gregg, Anthony Quayle, Irene Browne, Leueen MacGrath, Esme Percy, Iris Hoey, Patrick Macnee, Leo Genn
While nominated for five Academy Awards–including Best Actor (Lesley Howard), Actress (Wendy Hiller), and Picture–this film won the Oscar for Best Screenplay. George Bernard Shaw was the author of this classic story about the Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle (Hiller), and her mentor, Professor Henry Higgins (Howard), who bets that he can fool society and pass Eliza off as a "Lady." Later remade as the top musical "My Fair Lady."
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Q Planes 1939 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller
aka: Clouds Over Europe
Director: Tim Whelan, Arthur B. Woods
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Valerie Hobson, George Curzon, George Merritt, David Tree, Gus McNaughton, Hay Petrie, John Laurie, John Longden
This is a fine suspense film about espionage after Britain's entry into the war involving Scotland Yard's attempt to recover secret military plans stolen by the Nazis. Clever.
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| 1. Don't Look Now (1973)
2. French Without Tears (1939)
3. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
4. Major Barbara (1941)
5. Pygmalion (1938)
6. Q Planes (1939)
aka: Clouds Over Europe
7. Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1938)
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