Anna Karenina 1948  N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Julien Duvivier
Cast: Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson, Kieron Moore, Hugh Dempster, Mary Kerridge, Niall MacGinnis, Michael Gough, Martita Hunt, Sally Ann Howes, Helen Haye
Vivien Leigh plays the title role as the wife of a Russian nobleman (Ralph Richardson) who forsakes everything in hopes of finding happiness with Count Vronsky (Kieron Moore) in this version of Leo Tolstoy's classic novel.
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 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968  G, 144 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Ken Hughes
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Gert Frobe, Anna Quayle, Benny Hill, James Robertson Justice, Robert Helpmann, Davy Kaye, Heather Ripley, Adrian Hall, Barbara Windsor
In this children's fantasy, based on a story by Ian Fleming, Professor Caractacus Potts (Dick Van Dyke) invents a flying car and then discovers that foreign powers are out to get their hands on his invention. The title song was nominated for a Best Original Song Oscar.
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Dead of Night 1945  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer
Cast: Mervyn Johns, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall, Frederick Valk, Sally Ann Howes, Anthony Baird, Basil Radford, Miles Malleson, Michael Redgrave, Googie Withers, Robert Wyndham, Ralph Michael
Walter Craig (Mervyn Johns) has very odd dreams AND they seem to relate to dreams of fellow guests at a British farmhouse. Each of the guests tell their bizarre stories. A classic chiller.
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The History of Mr. Polly 1949 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Pelissier
Cast: John Mills, Sally Ann Howes, Megs Jenkins, Finlay Currie, Betty Ann Davies, Gladys Henson, Diana Churchill, Edward Chapman, Shelagh Fraser, Dandy Nichols, Juliet Mills, Moore Marriott, David Horne, Edie Martin, Doris Hare
Based on H.G. Wells' novel, this story involves Alfred Polly's (John Mills) change of lifestyle after he leaves his domineering wife (Betty Ann Davies) and wanders the countryside. He finally takes a job as a handyman at a country inn and, at long last, finds true happiness.
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 The Hound of the Baskervilles 1972 TV, 78 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Barry Crane
Cast: Stewart Granger, William Shatner, Bernard Fox, John Williams, Anthony Zerbe, Jane Merrow, Sally Ann Howes, Brendan Dillon, Ian Ireland, Alan Caillou, Arline Anderson, Liam Dunn, Michael St. Clair, Constance Cavendish, Barry Bernard
In this made-for-TV version of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes tale, Holmes (Stewart Granger) is asked to investigate the Baskerville family curse and protect the latest heir, Sir Henry Baskerville (Ian Ireland). Holmes sends Dr. Watson (Bernard Fox) to the Baskerville estate to investigate, while Holmes disguises himself to perform undercover work. Together, Watson and Holmes learn that a relative of the Baskerville family plans to use a gigantic hound to kill Henry and then gain possession of the estate.
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| 1. Anna Karenina (1948)
2. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
3. Dead of Night (1945)
4. Death Ship (1980)
5. The History of Mr. Polly (1949)
6. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972)
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