 The Land That Time Forgot 1975  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Doug McClure, John McEnery, Susan Penhaligon, Keith Barron, Anthony Ainley, Roy Holder, Ron Pember, Steve(2) James
Based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel, this adventure story involves a German submarine that holds survivors of a ship they have just sunk captive, and, together, they discover the lost land of Caprona where dinosaurs still roam. There is a sequel: "The People That Time Forgot."
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The Masks of Death 1984  TV, 80 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: Peter Cushing, John Mills, Anne Baxter, Ray Milland, Anton Diffring, Gordon Jackson, Jenny Laird, James Cossins, Susan Penhaligon, Marcus Gilbert
Sherlock Holmes (Peter Cushing) comes out of retirement to solve mysterious murders where there were no clear causes, but each victim had a look of extreme fear. Meanwhile, he's been asked to help in locating a missing prince to avoid war. Cushing is a fine Sherlock.
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Nasty Habits 1977 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Cast: Glenda Jackson, Melina Mercouri, Geraldine Page, Sandy Dennis, Anne Jackson, Edith Evans, Anne Meara, Susan Penhaligon, Rip Torn, Eli Wallach
Satirizing the 1974 Watergate "burglary," this comedy is set in a Philadelphia convent where the conniving Sister Alexandra (Glenda Jackson) rules the roost (ala Nixon). Sandy Dennis, as Sister Winifred, plays the "John Dean" character to a tee. Good idea, but doesn't quite make the grade despite the good cast.
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Patrick 1978 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Richard Franklin
Cast: Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann, Rod Mullinar, Bruce Barry, Robert Thompson, Julia Blake, Helen Hemingway, Maria Mercedes, Walter Pym, Frank Wilson, Carole-Ann Aylett, Paul Young
Patrick (Robert Thompson) lies in a hospital bed in a deep coma, having been in this state since he electrocuted his mother and her lover. Though comatose, he has telekinesis powers, and when a new nurse, Kathy (Susan Penhaligon), is assigned to his case, he falls in love and sends messages to her via a typewriter. Likewise, those who would try to shorten his life end up dead. When Patrick knows that his death is imminent, he tries to get Kathy to commit suicide so that she can join him.
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| 1. The Land That Time Forgot (1975)
2. The Masks of Death (1984)
aka: Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death
3. Nasty Habits (1977)
4. Patrick (1978)
5. The Uncanny (1977)
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