kezzy

We watched 'And Then There Were None' (1945) for the first time last night. Just a joy from start to finish. About three-quarters of the way through I was so puzzled that I became conviced that the cat did it.

HAMIGON

Last night I watched:

Double Bunk (1961) with Ian Carmichael and Sid James.

Great stuff !!

A Pemberton

Horror Hospital

Its a perfect plan for a 70s horror film, all the right ingredients,sex, violence,brain experiments and lashings of decapitions and fake blood.
Michael Gough and Dennis Price are enjoying it immensely Robin Asquith is well,Robin Asquith and somebody called Kurt Christian playing Abraham is possibly the worst actor ever.
There are villians wandering around in crash helmets, a dwarf and a special modified killing car and lots of people with labotomy scars(sounds awful doesnt it?)

It would probably rank as one of the worst films Ive ever seen if it wasnt so much fun,you cant help
but enjoy it for what it is,though wether this was the intention that is a different story.

Joenoir

Back-Room Boy (1942)

This was a pleasant surprise, a quite funny film starring Liverpool comedian Arthur Askey as a BBC backroom boy who is assigned to set up a weather station on a remote lighthouse situated on the Orkney Islands. Incidentally, there are a couple of mistakes in the Britmovie review of this film. Arthur isn’t delighted when a boatload of models are shipwrecked and hole up in his lighthouse - having been jilted by his fiancé (Joyce Howard) he is trying to get away from all women, and at no time does he pose as a mermaid, at least not in the version I watched.

Googie Withers is a strong comedy foil, having already served in this capacity with both Will Hay and George Formby previously, but she is sadly underused, it would have been an idea to have had her part expanded to be similar to the Dorothy Lamour or Paulette Goddard roles in the Bob Hope comedies. Apart from Googie, there are some very pretty young women on display, plus a very assured performance from child actor Vera Frances. Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt turn up towards the end, but again they are given very little to do.

The film does appear to have been cobbled together from bits of other films with The Ghost Train and The Phantom Light having the most influence. It lacks a strong villain, and there are not enough thrills, plus the plot meanders all over the place, but there are quite a few laughs and a memory of a less complicated world.

Start every day with a smile and get it over with.

batman

Girl in the News, an entertaining melodrama with Margaret Lockwood and Roger Livesey.

"Boom boom a baby .... Banham Zoo .... Banana pants! Hahahaha"

stevie boy

never seen that one Bats, must look out for that one. I hope you feel a bit better soon

batman

Thank you .... I am on the mend.

"Boom boom a baby .... Banham Zoo .... Banana pants! Hahahaha"

blacknorth

I watched Doomwatch on BBC2, I enjoyed the episodes of the TV series a lot more - some of those great titles - Mutant 59: The Plastic Eater... I read that book - it's another nice addition to UK apocalit.

dremble wedge

Finally saw And Then There Were None which was great fun, although I have to say I preferred Wilfrid Hyde White and Dennis Price in the 1965 version to Barry Fitzgerald and Walter Huston here.

Heresy I know...

Also Imagine Me and You a modern London-set rom-com with a Sapphic twist. Better than I thought it would be, with Anthony Head turning in a nice supporting turn.

Harleybloke

The 39 Steps - The Kenneth More version. Hadn't seen it in years and loved it!

.....You couldn't hear it, if they were shooting at me with howitzers!

Joe Fraguela

Last night was an ITC night I watched the following episodes:-

Gideon's Way - The Night Lifers from 1965 which had an impressive guest cast which included Anton Rodgers, Annette Andre, Derek Fowlds, Jean Marsh and Joyce Carey.

The Baron - Roundabout from 1967 guests starring included Annette Andre, June Ritchie, Norman Bird, Lisa Daniely, Sandor Eles, Edwin Richfield & Frederick Treves.

The Saint - The Ever Loving Spouse from 1963 guests included Barry Jones, Jeanne Moody, David Bauer, Alexis Kanner, Paul Carpenter and Jacqueline Ellis.

Some lovely episodes and some good acting.

batman

Blackout with Maxwell Reed, Dinah Sheridan, Patric Doonan, Michael Balfour and Eric Pohlman. An excellent B-movie with Max playing against type as the Simon Templar-like Chris Pelly, and very good he is too. Well written and smoothly directed this is an undiscovered gem! Highly recommended.

Prior to this The Boy Wonder and I watched the silent version of The Lost World. It was his first experience of silent film and he loved it ... especially Willis O'Brien's marvellous dinosaurs.

"Boom boom a baby .... Banham Zoo .... Banana pants! Hahahaha"

stevie boy

I watched Wild at Heart my girl Amanda's last hurrah, followed by the Firm, the football version(Not Thomas Cruise) Gary Oldman was very good and it was good to see Jim out of Coronation Street & Phil out of Eastenders. This obviously inspired the Football Factory and Green Street and was worth watching.

CaptainWaggett

Circle of Danger with Ray Milland as the Obligatory Slightly Past It American star trying to find out how his brother was killed 5 years earlier in the war. Amusing cameos from Marius Goring as a camp ballet teacher and Naunton Wayne, shadier than usual, as a second hand car dealer and nice location footage but the star's insistance on being as macho as possible in contrast to the effete Brits was incredibly annoying.

phil

Would'nt mind seeing CIRCLE OF DANGER myself. I watched KILL OR CURE and having read mainly bad reviews was'nt expecting much but I quite enjoyed it. Great stuff from Terry Thomas and Lionel Jeffries.