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Double bill of musical films starring Jessie Matthews. In
'Evergreen' (1934), directed by Victor Saville, Matthews is Harriet
Green, a famous music hall star with a secret - she has a child,
born out of wedlock. To avoid scandal, Harriet leaves for South
Africa to raise her daughter there. A dead ringer for her mother
and music hall hopeful, the young Harriet Hawkes (also Matthews)
returns to London to seek fame. Cunning talent manager Tommy (Barry
Mackay) markets the young Harriet as a 'well-preserved' version of
her mother, convincing the public. Can Harriet maintain the
pretence? Albert de Courville directs 'There Goes the Bride' (1932)
which stars Matthews as Annette Marquand, a reluctant bride who
flees on the morning of her wedding by boarding a train to Paris.
When Annette's purse is stolen at the train station, she elicits
the sympathy of the gentleman sharing her carriage, Max (Owen
Nares), who invites her to stay with him. With detectives hot on
her heels, the last thing Annette needs is to fall in love with a
stranger...
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The Million Pound Note (DVD)
Gregory Peck, Jane Griffith, Joyce Grenfell, Ronald Squire, A.E. Matthews, …
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Gregory Peck stars in this classic adaptation of Mark Twain's short
story of the same name. When American sailor Henry Adams (Peck)
comes across two wealthy brothers who have, with the help of the
Bank of England, developed a single note with a value of one
million pounds, he finds himself part of an unusual wager.
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Dead of Night (Blu-ray disc)
Michael Redgrave, Mervyn Johns, Googie Withers, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall, …
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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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Roman Holiday (DVD, Special Edition)
Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, Eddie Albert, Harcourt Williams, Hartley Power, …
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Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck star in this classic romantic drama
from director William Wyler. Bored with royal protocol while in
Rome for an official engagement, Princess Anne (Hepburn) escapes
her claustrophobic entourage in order to see what life beyond the
castle is like. Down-at-heel American reporter Joe Bradley (Peck)
is just one of many journalists vying for an interview, but he
realises he has a major scoop on his hands when he meets the
princess and initially pretends not to know who she is. Roping in a
photographer friend, Bradley takes her on a tour of the city over
24 hours, all the while falling more in love with her. The film,
which was shot on location in Rome, was nominated for ten Academy
Awards, with Hepburn's performance winning her an Oscar, a BAFTA
and a Golden Globe.
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