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The 39 Steps   1959     2 and a half stars    N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: The Thirty-Nine Steps

Director: Ralph Thomas  
Cast: Kenneth More, Taina Elg, Brenda De Banzie, Barry Jones, Reginald Beckwith, Faith Brook, Michael Goodliffe, James Hayter, Duncan Lamont, Jameson Clark, Andrew Cruickshank, Leslie Dwyer, Sid James, Betty Henderson, Joan Hickson

  This is an entertaining remake of the 1935 Hitchcock classic. Richard Hannay (Kenneth More) inadvertently becomes involved in espionage and murder after attending a vaudeville show with a young nanny (Faith Brook). Violence erupts at the show, and Richard takes the nanny to his home where she is stabbed by an assailant and is killed–but not before telling Richard that he has only two days to stop an espionage plot. And the race against time begins.



Cast
Kenneth More Richard Hannay
Taina Elg Fisher
Brenda De Banzie Nellie Lumsden
Barry Jones Professor Logan
Reginald Beckwith Lumsden
Faith Brook Nannie
Michael Goodliffe Brown
James Hayter Mr. Memory
Duncan Lamont Kennedy
Jameson Clark McDougal
Andrew Cruickshank Sheriff
Leslie Dwyer Milkman
Sid James Perce
Betty Henderson Mrs. McDougal
Joan Hickson Miss Dobson

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Deadlier Than the Male   1967     2 stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Ralph Thomas  
Cast: Richard Johnson, Sylva Koscina, Elke Sommer, Nigel Green, Steve Carlson, Suzanna Leigh, Lee Montague, Laurence Naismith

  Bulldog Drummond (Richard Johnson) has been hired to investigate an industry take-over by Carl Peterson (Nigel Green) and uncovers assassination plans to be carried out by Irma Eckman (Elke Sommer) and Penelope (Sylva Koscina). This brief series brought Bulldog Drummond back to life and the second in the series is "Some Girls Do."


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Doctor in the House   1954     3 stars    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ralph Thomas  
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Kenneth More, Kay Kendall, Muriel Pavlow, Donald Houston, Donald Sinden, James Robertson Justice, George Coulouris, Geoffrey Keen, Suzanne Cloutier

  This comedy depicts the lighter side of medical school when students do not miss the virtues of beautiful women in spite of the rigorous routine of studies and practice.


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The Iron Petticoat   1956     1 and a half stars    N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ralph Thomas  
Cast: Bob Hope, Katharine Hepburn, James Robertson Justice, Robert Helpmann, David Kossoff, Alan Gifford, Paul Carpenter, Nicholas Phipps, Sid James, Tutte Lemkow

  When a stern Soviet officer (Katharine Hepburn) defects to the West, an American officer (Bob Hope) takes her on an eye-opening adventure in the capitalist world.

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A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square   1979     2 stars    N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Big Scam
The Mayfair Bank Caper

Director: Ralph Thomas  
Cast: Richard Jordan, Gloria Grahame, David Niven, Elke Sommer, Oliver Tobias, Richard Johnson, Michael Angelis, Dicken Ashworth, Derek Deadman, Davy Kaye, Brian Protheroe

  Ex-con Pinky (Richard Jordan) gets a job as a bank maintenance man and is then convinced by Ivan the Terrible (David Niven) to pull off a bank heist.

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Nobody Runs Forever   1968     1 and a half stars    N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The High Commissioner

Director: Ralph Thomas  
Cast: Rod Taylor, Christopher Plummer, Lilli Palmer, Camilla Sparv, Daliah Lavi, Franchot Tone, Clive Revill, Lee Montague, Calvin Lockhart, Burt Kwouk

  Australian policeman Scobie (Rod Taylor) heads to London to bring back a diplomat (Christopher Plummer) who is in charge of high-level negotiations. The charge: murder of his wife 25 years ago. The diplomat talks Scobie into allowing him to finish the negotiations, but Scobie has his hands full saving the diplomat from assassination attempts. A tepid Cold War tale.

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Percy   1971     1 star    R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ralph Thomas  
Cast: Hywel Bennett, Denholm Elliott, Elke Sommer, Britt Ekland, Cyd Hayman, Janet Key, Tracey Crisp, Antonia Ellis, Tracy Reed, Patrick Mower, Sheila Steafel, Julia Foster, Pauline Delaney, Adrienne Posta, Arthur English

  Following the first penis transplant, the recipient, Edwin Anthony (Hywel Bennett), names it "Percy." Edwin goes through an identity crisis, and, to solve his problem, he determines to gain knowledge about the donor. The donor was killed in an accident, and Edwin investigates his life and many loves–including Helga (Elke Sommer) and Dorothy (Britt Ekland). There is a sequel: "Percy's Progress."



Cast
Hywel Bennett Edwin Anthony
Denholm Elliott Emmanuel Whitbread
Elke Sommer Helga
Britt Ekland Dorothy Chiltern-Barlow
Cyd Hayman Moira Warrington
Janet Key Hazel Anthony
Tracey Crisp Miss Elder
Antonia Ellis Rita La Rousse
Tracy Reed Mrs. Penney
Patrick Mower James Vaile
Sheila Steafel Mrs. Gold
Julia Foster Marilyn
Pauline Delaney Sister Flanagan
Adrienne Posta Maggie Hyde
Arthur English Pub Comic
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Percy's Progress   1974     1 star    R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: It's Not the Size That Counts

Director: Ralph Thomas  
Cast: Leigh Lawson, Elke Sommer, Denholm Elliott, Judy Geeson, Milo O'Shea, Vincent Price, George Coulouris, Harry H. Corbett, Adrienne Posta, Julie Ege, Barry Humphries, James Booth, Barnard Lee, Ronald Fraser, Anthony Andrews

  In "Percy" (1971), Edwin Anthony received the world's first penis implant and named it Percy. In this sequel, Leigh Lawson takes on the role of Percy Edwin. When every man in the world is rendered impotent after being contaminated by chemicals in the water, Percy is the only man who escapes. Now, his prized asset is sought by the world's women.



Cast
Leigh Lawson Percy Edward Anthony
Elke Sommer Clarissa
Denholm Elliott Sir Emmanuel Whitbread
Judy Geeson Dr. Fairweather
Milo O'Shea Dr. Klein
Vincent Price Stavos Mammonian
George Coulouris Professor Godowski
Harry H. Corbett Prime Minister
Adrienne Posta P.C. 217 "Iris"
Julie Ege Miss Hanson
Barry Humphries Dr. Anderson/TV Lady
James Booth Jeffcot
Barnard Lee Barraclough
Ronald Fraser Bleeker
Anthony Andrews Catchpole
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Some Girls Do   1969     2 stars    G, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Ralph Thomas  
Cast: Richard Johnson, Daliah Lavi, Beba Loncar, James Villiers, Robert Morley, Maurice Denham, Sydne Rome, Florence Desmond, Ronnie Stevens, Virginia North, Adrienne Posta, Nicholas Phipps, George Belbin, Yutte Stensgaard, Vanessa Howard

  This was the second attempt to revive the old Bulldog Drummond series about British agent Hugh Drummond (Richard Johnson). The story revolves around possible espionage involving Britain's new supersonic airliner and the plot of the evil Carl Peterson (James Villiers) who uses robots to sabotage the project.



Cast
Richard Johnson Hugh Drummond
Daliah Lavi Baroness Helga Hagen
Beba Loncar Pandora
James Villiers Carl Petersen
Robert Morley Miss Mary
Maurice Denham Mr. Dudley Mortimer
Sydne Rome Flicky
Florence Desmond Lady Manderville
Ronnie Stevens Peregrine Carruthers
Virginia North Robot Number Nine
Adrienne Posta Angela
Nicholas Phipps Lord Dunnberry
George Belbin Maj. Newman
Yutte Stensgaard Robot Number One
Vanessa Howard Robot Number Seven
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A Tale of Two Cities   1958     2 and a half stars    N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ralph Thomas  
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Dorothy Tutin, Cecil Parker, Stephen Murray, Athene Seyler, Ian Bannen, Alfie Bass, Ernest Clark, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence

  This film adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel stars Dirk Bogarde as Sydney Carton, the Englishman who adapts to determined Parisians' ideals during the French Revolution but,by story's end, gives his life for the woman he loves.

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Ticket to Heaven   1981     3 stars    PG, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ralph Thomas  
Cast: Nick Mancuso, Saul Rubinek, Meg Foster, Kim Cattrall, R.H. Thomson, Jennifer Dale, Guy Boyd, Paul Soles, Robert Joy, Michael Wincott

  This docudrama about religious cults features Nick Mancuso as a Toronto schoolteacher who naively joins a California cult and goes through the rituals of brain washing. Fortunately, a friend rescues him from his robotic existence and gets him into a deprogramming session.

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Movie Quick Pick
1. The 39 Steps (1959)
   aka: The Thirty-Nine Steps
2. Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
3. Doctor in the House (1954)
4. The Iron Petticoat (1956)
5. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
   aka: The Big Scam
   aka: The Mayfair Bank Caper
6. Nobody Runs Forever (1968)
   aka: The High Commissioner
7. Percy (1971)
8. Percy's Progress (1974)
   aka: It's Not the Size That Counts
9. Some Girls Do (1969)
10. A Tale of Two Cities (1958)
11. Ticket to Heaven (1981)


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