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Hyacinth wants a new car and, much to Richard's disgust, test drives a Rolls-Royce in her efforts to take Lydia Hawksworth down a peg.
Groucho Marx hosts a quiz show which features a series of compe****ive questions and a great deal of humourous conversation.
Hyacinth's social standing at a church function is jeopardised when Daisy tries to encourage Onslow to become more ardent. She pretends to have found herself a 17-year-old toyboy.
The story is about Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end of the Trojan war, and the adventures that befell him.
The movie begins with Eurycleia saying to some women in Ulysses' home that Penelope is in charge of the household. Eurycleia tells the women not to consort with the suitors. Penelope has promised under pressure to marry one of her many suitors, who squander the wealth and land of Ulysses. She holds them off by telling them she first wants to finish her tapestry, but she unweaves it every night to stall. Telemachus, the son of Ulysses and Penelope, is sick of the suitors' behavior and decides to search for his father. Ulysses has stranded in the land of Alcinous and is found by Nausicaa.
The tremendous success of this film led to the making of Hercules (1957), which was credited with igniting the Italian peplum craze of the 1960s.
release dates
6 October 1954 (Italy)
17 August 1955 (USA)
Innocent newlyweds are falsely arrested and sentenced to death. The Scarlet Pimpernel comes to the rescue.
Training continues, and the boys are perplexed to the point of anger when Marsh appears to actually have some knowledge.
In a vein similar to the James Bond movies, British Agent Philip Calvert (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is on a mission to determine the whereabouts of a ship that disappeared near the coast of Scotland.
Sales figures are down and profits are down so young Mr. Grace orders Mr. Rumbold to make staff cut backs. Someone has to go and Mr. Rumbold decides the staff must decide who.
Norman Truscott is a store worker who dreams of stardom. Vernon Carew is a singer who's star is fading. Vernon manages to get a recording of Norman singing and passes it off as himself.
British officer Roy visits Waterloo Bridge on the eve of WWII and recalls the time when he met a young ballerina during WWI. After he leaves her for the front, she meets a cruel fate.
The results are in, and with them a new set of postings. Marsh is initially due to join three of the boys in Malta with Leckie sent to Germany, but they're not keen on the arrangement.
Stars: Michael Whalen, Anne Nagel, William Bakewell
Director: Albert Herman
A Nazi spy ring is after a U.S. Army formula that increases the power of ordinary gasoline!
A successful lawyer returns to his estranged late father's home to settle affairs and then leave, but something keeps him from going and, when he meets a familiar woman, an incident from his childhood involving his father, a fatal accident and her father returns to both haunt him and spur him into action.
Captain Peacock receives a key to the executive washroom to celebrate his 20th anniversary at Grace Brothers.
The staff at Grace Bros are working late, but they are not alone in the building. There's a thief about. Well, two actually.
Hyacinth volunteers Richard's services when there is a problem with the lights at the church hall, and he reluctantly agrees despite the fact that DIY is not really his forte.
Groucho Marx hosts a quiz show which features a series of compe****ive questions and a great deal of humourous conversation.
Stars: Tom Breneman, Bonita Granville, Beulah Bondi, Zasu Pitts
Director: Harold D. Schuster
Based on the old radio series of the same name, we see the lives of several people attending a popular radio show, including a young couple who meet and fall in love at the show. Great musical acts including Nat King Cole and Spike Jones, but ZaSu Pitts almost steals the show!
The Grace Bros staff dream of stardom when young Mr Grace gets a bee in his bonnet about making a promotional film to show at local cinemas.
Hyacinth's visit to her favourite stately home goes wrong when her less-than-blue-blooded relatives tag along.