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The Scarlet Pimpernel -  Sir Andrew’s Fate
00:25:05
John
91 Views · 4 years ago

While smuggling aristocrats out of France, Andrew and Richard are pursued by Chauvelin's agents. Andrew is shot and wounded, and Richard is forced to leave him behind. Sir Percy must return to France to find Andrew and get him out of the country, a task complicated by the fact that Percy doesn't know where Andrew is and Chauvelin has his agents out looking for Andrew, too.

The Way Ahead (1944)
01:54:33
John
68 Views · 1 year ago

The Way Ahead - World W*r II drama that follows a group of British draftees, starting with their rigorous basic training, and ending with their deployment in North Africa.

The Way Ahead (1944)
Director: Carol Reed
Writers: Eric Ambler(original story), Peter Ustinov(screen play)
Stars: David Niven, Stanley Holloway, James Donald
Genre: Drama, War
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English, French, German
Also Known As: The Immortal Battalion
Release Date: 6 June 1944 (UK)
Duration: 114 min
Filming Location: Pirbright Army Camp, Pirbright, Surrey, England, UK

Storyline:
A group of draftees are called up into the infantry during World War II. At first, they appear to be a hopeless bunch, but their Sergeant and Lieutenant have faith in them and mould them into a good team. When they go into action in North Africa, they realize what it's all about.

Reviews:
"This is a film about a seemingly run of the mill sort of group. After the Brits were involved in WWII and saw how bad the going would be, the government was forced to draft men who would traditionally have been exempt. Men who were a bit old or involved with careers that might be deemed 'useful' to the effort were suddenly being called to duty, as times were dire. The beginning of the film shows these men being selected for service.

Unfortunately, this is a rather motley group and they tended to complain quite a bit as well (mostly by Stanley Holloway's character). How they could become a productive unit seemed pretty doubtful and I doubt if such an unimpressive group of men would have been used as actors had this propaganda film been made a few years earlier--when things looked really bad for the British. However, now that the war was appearing win-able, I can understand the choices of actors.

There is nothing particularly magical about any of the film--their selection, their training or their combat experience in North Africa. However, all of it was very well handled and excelled because they tried to make it believable--normal, everyday men rising to the occasion. In many ways, it reminded me of a landlocked version of "In Which We Serve"--with fine acting and writing instead of jingoism and super-human exploits. Very well done.

There are a few interesting actors in the film. Peter Ustinov is in his first film and he plays a French-speaking man. While his French isn't 100% fluid, it was decent and a bit of a surprise. Apparently, he was in real life David Niven's assistant in the British Army and somehow ended up in the film.

Lorna Doone (1951)
01:24:02
John
59 Views · 4 years ago

A 17th-century English farmer (Richard Greene) falls in love with a girl (Barbara Hale) from a clan of high-born outlaws.

Nearest And Dearest - Get Up Them Stairs.
00:27:45
John
103 Views · 4 years ago

Walter and Lily, the Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman of Colne, have been together now for 24 years, and their marriage has always seemed, to outsiders, to be one long honeymoon. Nellie and Eli move in as marriage-maker and marriage-breaker when Lily confesses that the relationship is not all it appears.

Steptoe and Son S02 - E05
29:50
John
49 Views · 4 years ago

Harold picks up some old records and plans to spend the evening listening to music, but of course Albert has other plans.

The Scarlet Pimpernel - Something Remembered
00:25:29
John
47 Views · 4 years ago

Answering an appeal from the Princess Melanie de Monsantes to bring her brother Jacques to safety from France, the Pimpernel finds him but he refuses to leave and instead asks the Pimpernel for help in frustrating Chauvelin's latest plan.

An Old Fashioned Girl (1949)
01:14:12
John
61 Views · 4 years ago

Based on Louisa Alcott's book of the same name, the story revolves around Polly Milton a country girl who visits a wealthy friend in the city.

Love Thy Neighbour - Eddie's Mother In Law
00:24:24
John
76 Views · 4 years ago

Joan's mother comes to visit and Eddie puts his foot down and kicks her out. Joan leaves with her.

Laurel & Hardy - Babes in Toyland  (1934)
01:17:32
John
93 Views · 3 years ago

Based on Victor Herbert's popular 1903 operetta Babes in Toyland, the film was produced by Hal Roach, directed by Charley Rogers and Gus Meins, and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Although the 1934 film makes use of many of the characters in the original play, as well as several of the songs, the plot is almost completely unlike that of the original stage production.
In contrast to the stage version, the film's story takes place entirely in Toyland, which is inhabited by Mother Goose (Virginia Karns) and other well-known fairy tale characters.

You Bet Your Life #57-24  ('Room')
00:23:04
John
57 Views · 4 years ago

⁣Groucho Marx hosts a quiz show which features a series of compe****ive questions and a great deal of humourous conversation.

Not on your Nellie - Nellie Comes to Town
00:26:07
John
51 Views · 4 years ago

Nellie Pickersgill gets word that her father Jed is ill and can't manage his pub, so she packs up and hurries to move south to help him.

The Scarlet Pimpernel - The Lady in Distress
00:25:12
John
50 Views · 4 years ago

Chauvelin uses the Pimpernel's strong sense of chivalry to bait a trap with the beautiful Cecille as the bait. Informed that Madame la Guillotine awaits her pretty neck, Sir Percy plans a rescue.

Are You Being Served S06E04
26:30
John
158 Views · 4 years ago

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.

Are You Being Served S06E01
26:08
John
114 Views · 4 years ago

When Grace Brothers anticipate a royal visit, the store staff indulge in hasty preparations with the decorations and fancy greetings.

Love Thy Neighbour - New Neighbours
00:24:05
John
63 Views · 4 years ago

The house next door to Eddie and Joan has been sold and the couple that moves in comes as a massive shock to Eddie.

Count Five and Die (1957)
01:31:37
John
54 Views · 3 years ago

Dutch patriots, a U.S. officer (Jeffrey Hunter) and a British spy (Nigel Patrick) fool the Nazis with a fake Soho film company.

Directed by Victor Vicas. With Jeffrey Hunter, Annemarie Düringer, Nigel Patrick, David Kossoff.

Scrooge (1970)
01:50:00
John
33 Views · 11 months ago

⁣A musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.

Embark on a transformative journey through the classic tale of a bitter miser, guided by three ghosts on Christmas Eve. Witness his powerful redemption as he evolves from a heartless individual to a compassionate soul, embracing the true spirit of Christmas. Don't miss this heartwarming tale of change and holiday magic.

Good Sam (1948)
01:54:53
John
74 Views · 4 years ago

Kind hearted to a fault, a soft touch, always ready to give a helping hand, being a good neighbour gets him into lots of scrapes, but that's fine with him.

Gary Cooper, Ann Sheridan star in this family film.

A Christmas Wish (1950)
01:24:10
John
71 Views · 2 years ago

Shortly before Christmas, a family moves into an apartment where Rupert the squirrel lives in the attic rafters. Just as it seems that the holiday will come and go without so much as a Christmas tree, Rupert acts as the family’s guardian angel - not only saving Christmas, but changing their lives forever.

Porridge  The Movie (1979)
01:29:54
John
71 Views · 2 years ago

⁣Cellmates Fletch and Godber find themselves on the wrong side of the bars when they're inadvertently bungled out of Slade Prison during someone else's escape. Somehow they've got to break back in before warder Mackay notices their absence.
Porridge is a 1979 film based on the television series Porridge.The film, set a year before the final episode of the TV series, includes one of the last appearances by Richard Beckinsale, the actor who played Godber. He died in March 1979, a few weeks after its completion




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