The Curse of Frankenstein 1957  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Terence Fisher
Cast: Peter Cushing, Robert Urquhart, Hazel Court, Christopher Lee, Valerie Gaunt, Noel Hood, Fred Johnson, Melvyn Hayes, Marjorie Hume, Sally Walsh, Paul Hardtmuth, Henry Caine, Claude Kingston, Alex Gallier, Michael Mulcaster
This is the first in Hammer Film's series of Frankenstein movies–and perhaps the best. Mary Shelley's story about man entering a new realm of science without first considering the consequences is told through Dr. Frankenstein's (Peter Cushing) creation of life from dead bodies that results in a creature (Christopher Lee). But, the creature's brain accidentally gets damaged during the resurrection, and the creature turns into a homicidal monster using townsfolk as its victims. This leads to a dramatic confrontation between the monster and Frankenstein.
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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness 1958  N/R, 160 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Curt Jurgens, Robert Donat, Ronald Squire, Noel Hood, Joan Young, Moultrie Kelsall, Richard Wattis, Burt Kwouk, Edith Sharpe
Gladys Aylward (Ingrid Bergman) is a missionary in war-torn China. As events unfold, she leads a large group of orphans across country to safety. A good film, which is based on a true story. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 03/25/2007 | | I love this movie. The story is true as are the characters. It's hard to believe that this woman who was told she didn't qualify to be a missionary to China could accomplish such a mission. She was truly a great woman. Considered an ugly duckling by some, she still manages to find love with a Eurasian soldier. |
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Two Way Stretch 1960 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Robert Day
Cast: Peter Sellers, Wilfrid Hyde-White, David Lodge, Bernard Cribbins, Maurice Denham, Lionel Jeffries, Liz Fraser, Beryl Reid, Irene Handl, Thorley Walters, Noel Hood, Myrette Morven, George Woodbridge, Edwin Brown, Wallas Eaton
Three convicts–Dodger Lane (Peter Sellers), Jelly Knight (David Lodge), and Lennie Price (Bernard Cribbins) break out of jail to rob a maharajah, commit the perfect crime, and return to jail for the perfect alibi. With help from Soapy Stevens (Wilfrid Hyde-White), they perform the heist, but then are faced with the problem of where to store the jewels. They decide to hide them in the warden's safe, and wait to be released. That works, but problems lie in their future.
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| 1. The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
2. The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
3. Two Way Stretch (1960)
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