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The Man from Morocco (DVD)
Anton Walbrook, Margaretta Scott, Mary Morris, Reginald Tate, Peter Sinclair, …
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R140
Discovery Miles 1 400
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Mutz Greenbaum directs this 1940s adventure based on the story by
Rudolph Cartier. When a group of idealistic freedom fighters led by
Karel Langer (Anton Walbrook) pitch up in World War II France
following Franco's triumph in the Spanish Civil War, they are
distraught to find themselves designated political prisoners by the
collaborationist Vichy government. Dispatched to work for the
Germans building a railway in the Sahara, the men anticipate a long
and brutal period of enslavement. However, one of the men manages
to escape and sets out for London with vital information on the
war. Will he manage to carry his message to the Allies?
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Dead of Night (DVD)
Michael Redgrave, Mervyn Johns, Googie Withers, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall, …
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R282
Discovery Miles 2 820
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Horror anthology. Architect Walter Craig (Mervyn Johns) arrives at
country house Pilgrim Farm thinking that he has been hired to
remodel it. He finds the building strangely familiar, and upon
entering discovers that he recognizes all of the house's occupants
from a recurring nightmare he has experienced. One by one, everyone
present relates their own horrific nightmare: Grainger (Anthony
Baird) dreams that he is a racing driver recuperating from an
accident; teenager Sally O'Hara (Sally Ann Howes) dreams of a
Christmas party where she discovers a lone crying child; Joan
Courtland (Googie Withers) relates a story of an antique mirror
linked to an ancient murder; the next story concerns two golfers
who vie murderously for the attention of a young lady; and the
final story features a ventriloquist (Michael Redgrave) whose dummy
comes to life.
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Will Hay Collection (DVD)
Will Hay, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt, Glennis Lorimer, Peter Gawthorne, …
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R438
Discovery Miles 4 380
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A collection of classic films starring British comic actor, Will
Hay. In 'Ask A Policeman' (1939), the police force of crime-free
Turnbotham Round consists of Sergeant Dudfoot (Hay) and officers
Harbottle (Moore Marriott) and Albert (Graham Moffatt). When the
commissioner suggests that they are no longer neccessary, they set
about engineering a crime wave in the village, so that they can be
seen to be solving it. Their attempts fail, until they stumble upon
a genuine case of smuggling. In 'Boys Will be Boys' (1935), prison
teacher Dr Smart-Alec (Hay) steps up the career ladder to become
headmaster of Narkover public school, but his innate stupidity soon
begins to create havoc. Will Hay dons a mortarboard on screen for
the first time, in the bumbling headmaster role that was to become
his trademark. In 'Oh, Mr Porter!', bungling (1937), station master
William Porter (Hay) is appointed to the run down station of
Buggleskelly in Ireland by the resentful Superintendent. When he
charters an early morning train for a sinister one-eyed man, his
staff, Harbottle (Marriott) and Albert (Moffatt) are suspicious.
They investigate, and discover that arms smugglers are using a
deserted railway tunnel as a base. In 'Convict 99' (1939),
disgraced teacher Benjamin Twist (Hay) finds himself put in charge
of a prison for hardened criminals when he is mistaken for a tough
prison governor. When he celebrates by getting drunk, Twist ends up
behinds bars himself. In 'Old Bones Of The River' (1938), when
Professor Benjamin Tibbets (Hay) travels to Africa up river to open
schools for the natives, he experiences several setbacks. His new
pupils are less than receptive, and when the commander of the local
base goes down with malaria he takes on his duties as well. Aided
by the crew of the boat on which he arrived (Marriott and Moffatt),
he sets about collecting taxes from the locals, with hilarious
results. In 'Where There's a Will' (1936), alcoholic lawyer
Benjamin Stubbins (Hay) is deep in debt. He finds himself being
used by a gang of crooks to pull off a bank robbery, but manages to
foil their scheme. In 'Good Morning Boys' (1937), the headmaster of
St Michael's school Dr Benjamin Twist (Hay) finds himself in hot
water after a government inspection. He is asked to resign unless
he can prove that his educational methods work, and so when he
comes into possession of the French paper, he does not need much
coaxing before showing it to his students. The boys pass with
honours, but a congratulatory trip to Paris goes awry when they and
Twist inadvertently help to steal the Mona Lisa. In 'Hey! Hey! USA'
(1938), Dr Benjamin Twist (Hay) is invited to act as tutor to the
son of a millionaire in the United States of America, after posing
as a famous professor. Twist discovers that two gangs of villains
are out to kidnap his precocious young pupil, Bernie Schultz.
Finally, in 'Windbag the Sailor' (1936), Ben Cutlet (Hay) is a
bogus old sea dog who finds himself tricked into taking command of
an unseaworthy vessel. Its owners intend to sink the ship and cash
in the insurance. When Cutlet's crew mutiny, he is forced to escape
with cabin boy Albert (Moffatt) and the aged Harbottle (Marriott).
A collection of classic features from the iconic British film
studio. 'Calling the Tune' (1936), directed by Reginald Denham and
Thorold Dickinson, is set during the early years of the gramophone
and follows an unlikely love story between the daughter of a music
salesman and a musician who believes he was cheated by her father.
'Lease of Life' (1954), directed by Charles Frend, stars Robert
Donat as a parson confronted with the news that he's dying who
reflects on his achievements in life and how best to spend the time
that remains to him. 'Lorna Doone' (1934), directed by Basil Dean,
is set on the 17th century English moors and sees John Ridd (John
Loder)'s plans for revenge against a local criminal family meet
complications when he falls in love with Lorna Doone (Victoria
Hopper), a member of the family. In 'Return to Yesterday' (1940),
directed by Robert Stevenson, creative couple Robert Maine (Clive
Brook) and Carol Sands (Anna Lee) must choose between a low profile
career in the English theatre and the glamour of Hollywood.
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Dead of Night (Blu-ray disc)
Michael Redgrave, Mervyn Johns, Googie Withers, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall, …
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R347
Discovery Miles 3 470
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Horror anthology. Architect Walter Craig (Mervyn Johns) arrives at
country house Pilgrim Farm thinking that he has been hired to
remodel it. He finds the building strangely familiar, and upon
entering discovers that he recognizes all of the house's occupants
from a recurring nightmare he has experienced. One by one, everyone
present relates their own horrific nightmare: Grainger (Anthony
Baird) dreams that he is a racing driver recuperating from an
accident; teenager Sally O'Hara (Sally Ann Howes) dreams of a
Christmas party where she discovers a lone crying child; Joan
Courtland (Googie Withers) relates a story of an antique mirror
linked to an ancient murder; the next story concerns two golfers
who vie murderously for the attention of a young lady; and the
final story features a ventriloquist (Michael Redgrave) whose dummy
comes to life.
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