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Adventures of Tartu   1943     2 and a half stars    N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Tartu
Sabotage Agent

Director: Harold S. Bucquet  
Cast: Robert Donat, Valerie Hobson, Walter Rilla, Glynis Johns, Phyllis Morris, Martin Miller, Anthony Eustrel, Percy Walsh, Frederich Richter, John Penrose, Mabel Terry-Lewis, David Ward, Hubert Leslie

  In this World War II saga, British officer Capt. Terence Stevenson (Robert Donat) is assigned the spy mission of sabotaging a Nazi-run poison gas factory in Czechoslovakia. He uses the alias "Tartu" and gets a job in the factory as an assembly line foreman where dangers await. Based on a true story.



Cast
Robert Donat Capt. Stevenson aka Jan Tartu
Valerie Hobson Maruschuka Lanova
Walter Rilla Inspector Otto Vogel
Glynis Johns Paula Palacek
Phyllis Morris Anna Palacek
Martin Miller Dr. Novotny
Anthony Eustrel German MP Officer
Percy Walsh Dr. Willendorf
Frederich Richter General Weymouth
John Penrose Lt. Krantz
Mabel Terry-Lewis Mrs. Stevenson
David Ward Bronte (underground pilot)
Hubert Leslie Peter Valek (contact)
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Kind Hearts and Coronets   1949     4 stars    N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Robert Hamer  
Cast: Alec Guinness, Dennis Price, Joan Greenwood, Valerie Hobson, Miles Malleson, Clive Morton, Hugh Griffith, Jeremy Spenser, Arthur Lowe, Audrey Fildes, John Penrose, Cecil Ramage, John Salew, Lyn Evans, Laurence Naismith

  Alec Guinness plays all of the family members of the d'Ascoyne family in this satire on the aristocratic lifestyle. Louis (Dennis Price) has been spurned by the wealthy d'Ascoyne family since his mother eloped with his commoner father. Now, Louis sets out to murder eight members of the family in order to get his hands on the inheritance and obtain the status of Duke. Great Guinness!



Cast
Alec Guinness Members of d'Ascoyne Family
Dennis Price Louis
Joan Greenwood Sibella
Valerie Hobson Edith
Miles Malleson The Hangman
Clive Morton The Prison Governor
Hugh Griffith Lord High Steward
Jeremy Spenser Young Louis
Arthur Lowe The Reporter
Audrey Fildes Mama
John Penrose Lionel
Cecil Ramage Crown Counsel
John Salew Mr. Perkins
Lyn Evans The Farmer
Laurence Naismith Warder in Jail
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Movie Quick Pick
1. Adventures of Tartu (1943)
   aka: Tartu
   aka: Sabotage Agent
2. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)


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