The Barretts of Wimpole Street 1957  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Franklin
Cast: Jennifer Jones, John Gielgud, Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Susan Stephen, Vernon Gray, Jean Anderson, Maxine Audley, Leslie Phillips, Laurence Naismith
This remake of "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" (1934), which Sydney Franklin also directed, again reveals the love story of poets Elizabeth (Jennifer Jones) and Robert Browning (Bill Travers) who fall in love and marry despite objections by Elizabeth's father (John Gielgud).
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Diana: Her True Story 1993  TV, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Serena Scott Thomas, David Threlfall, Elizabeth Garvie, Anne Stallybrass, Donald(2) Douglas, Jemma Redgrave, Jeremy Child, William Franklyn, Jean Anderson, Belle Connor, Anne Stallybrass, Tracy Hardwick, Aletta Lawson, Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy, Helen Masters
This disclosure about the British Royals tells the "real" story behind the marriage breakup of Princess Diana (Serena Scott Thomas) and Prince Charles (David Threlfall) that began with Diana's marriage to Prince Charles. The story follows her transformation into a public icon, her loneliness, and suicide attempts during the ill-fated marriage. When issued as a TV miniseries in Britain, the film was a big hit.
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Half a Sixpence 1967 N/R, 148 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: George Sidney
Cast: Tommy Steele, Julia Foster, Cyril Ritchard, Penelope Horner, Elaine Taylor, Grover Dale, Julia Sutton, Sheila Falconer, Leslie Meadows, Pamela Brown, James Villiers, Jean Anderson
Shop assistant Arthur Kipps (Tommy Steele) inherits a fortune and joins high society only to discover that life before his riches is what really mattered.
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The Lady Vanishes 1979 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Anthony Page
Cast: Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd, Angela Lansbury, Herbert Lom, Arthur Lowe, Ian Carmichael, Gerald Harper, Jenny Runacre, Jean Anderson, Rosalind Knight, Vladek Sheybal, Wolf Kahler, Dan van Husen
While riding an express train through pre-World War II Germany, Amanda (Cybill Shepherd) meets and makes friends with Miss Froy (Angela Lansbury). But, Miss Froy disappears, and, when Amanda can't find her, she gets help from an American photographer (Elliott Gould). Their efforts lead to the discovery that there is more to Miss Froy than meets the eye.
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The Little Kidnappers 1953  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Jon Whiteley, Vincent Winter, Duncan Macrae, Adrienne Corri, Theodore Bikel, Francis De Wolff, Jean Anderson, Jameson Clark, John Rae, Jack Stewart
Two children (Jon Whiteley and Vincent Winter) bring home an abandoned baby after their grandfather refuses to allow a dog in the house. Set in early 1900s Nova Scotia, this is an entertaining children's story. Both of the boys, Jon Whiteley and Vincent Winter, received Honorary Oscars for Outstanding Juvenile Performances.
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The Three Lives of Thomasina 1963  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Don Chaffey
Cast: Patrick McGoohan, Susan Hampshire, Karen Dotrice, Vincent Winter, Denis Gilmore, Laurence Naismith, Finlay Currie, Jean Anderson, Wilfrid Brambell, Francis De Wolff
Thomasina is a Scottish cat that is loved by its mistress, Mary MacDhui (Karen Dotrice), and undergoes numerous crises in this enjoyable Disney film.
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Waltz of the Toreadors 1962 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Guillermin
Cast: Peter Sellers, Dany Robin, Margaret Leighton, John Fraser, Cyril Cusack, John Le Mesurier, Prunella Scales, Denise Coffey, Jean Anderson, Raymond Huntley
Retired General Fitzjohn (Peter Sellers) feels that life has cheated him in the romance department, and he sets out to reverse that situation.
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The Whipping Boy 1994 G, 96 min.
Genre: Family
aka: Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy
Director: Sydney Macartney
Cast: Truan Munro, Nic Knight, George C. Scott, Karen Salt, Andrew Bicknell, Kevin Conway, Vincent Schiavelli, Mathilda May, Jean Anderson, Nicolas Amer
This is a pretty good Disney family film that revolves around a growing friendship between a prince and a "whipping boy" that the prince talked his father, the king, into using to take the prince's punishment when discipline was needed. Based on Sid Fleischman's children's book.
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| 1. The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)
2. Diana: Her True Story (1993)
3. Half a Sixpence (1967)
4. The Lady Vanishes (1979)
5. The Little Kidnappers (1953)
6. The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
7. Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)
8. The Whipping Boy (1994)
aka: Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy
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