penfold

Welcome to our happy band, Usman....I hope you'll enjoy it here.

Bit of a Bay Window, what??

worldecho

Hello everyone. I joined the Forum a while ago but have never introduced myself - here goes!...

I came across the Forum while looking on the web to see if prints of The Clue of the New Pin (1929) or The Frightened Lady (1932) still existed. I'm afraid I still don't have an answer to those questions but I did find this Forum and realised there were quite a few others out there who also love British Films!

I've always had a soft spot for British films, especially pre-war musicals and thrillers. My all-time favourite has to be Seven Sinners which (in my humble opinion) is every bit as good as the much better-known Hitchcock thrillers of the same period. My favourite musical is Aunt Sally which combines a great cast with some great tunes and the result is superb entertainment.

I'm sure I will find this Group an invaluable source of information and look forward to taking a more active role in it.

Best wishes

Gary (Worldecho)

scifry7

Hello everyone at Britmovie. I just joined and I'm looking forward to discussing and sharing our love of British film. Bill G. from the U.S.A.

harryfielder

Hiya guys and welcome to the show.....(it's all here)

Aitch,

http://www.turnipnet.com/aitch/aitch/gallery.htm

Royston

I have just read the very long thread about the location of Windyridge and Appleby featured in the film 'The Green Man'. I simply had to join after that!

Whitegates

Got to say that I joined in order to let some possibly interested people know about a new DVD that I have produced for The Malcolm Saville Society. Not really a commercial enterprise but a labour of love. Details on the new DVDs page.

It has been an interesting experience. We had to get the copyrights sorted out, get decent copies of the films (including restoring a film held by the BFI), get the films classified (expensive for two children's films that were made by The Children's Film Foundation and its predecessor and classified U) get it authored etc and then get it manufactured. But we went a bit further than that and filmed a couple of short documentaries to go with it. We went to the original locations and, for one, got one of the child stars to talk about it. Also got to speak to Petula Clark during the process: she appeared in one of the films.

If anyone is interested in this whole process, will be happy to pass on any tips

Having said that, I have always been a British film fan; especially comedy. Had a lot of trouble picking my favourite film but finally went for Oh Mr Porter. Was inclined to go for Trouble at Townsend; one of the films on the DVD, because I got greatly attached to it.

Hope to get involved and put a few postings on when I get my head round how it all works.

Mike

Carmel

I hope your project works out for you, and welcome to the sight.

Live each day to the full because one day it will be your last.

SEXTON BLAKE

I remember Eric on World of Sport! Dickie Davies talks about it on the BBC 2 Arena about Eric.
I would love a copy for my M & W collection. As world of Sport was live I wonder if any record exists! We Shropshire folk have great taste in comedy!

porlock

I've just joined the forum which I stumbled on while searching for information on the Daily Mail's current Great British War Films offer.

Raised in Walton on Thames in the 1950s I spent much of my childhood in that town's Odeon and the Regal cinemas. My paternal Grandparents ran a garage in Hersham which had hoardings for posters for both local cinemas a benefit of which was free tickets for most of the films. My maternal Grandparents both worked for Cecil Hepworth in Walton whose studios eventually became Nettlefold Studios which by the time I was of cinema going age were almost exclusively involved in TV productions such as Robin Hood and The Buccaneers.

The film which made me sit up and take notice was "The Red Shoes".

Andy

Steve Crook

Hello and welcome Andy,
The man that directed The Red Shoes was Michael Powell. He also directed A Matter of Life and Death which was one of the Mail's give-aways on Saturday and he also directed The Battle of the River Plate + The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp and Ill Met by Moonlight which are due to be given away by the Mail over the next few days.

When he was learning his trade in the 1930s he also directed a few at Nettlefold Studios. Namely Two Crowded Hours (1931), 77 Park Lane (1931) and His Lordship (1932). Of those three, the first two are Missing, Believed Lost but the third one survives and is quite well appreciated by those of us that have seen it

Steve

torillian

I am a newbie :) I found this site after wanting to know more about Tony Hancock and Joan Le Mesurier .. this site is brilliant ...

I have been glued to the BBC's curse of comedy season and you guys are so knowledgable about many of the topics .. being a child of the 70's I grew up with the Hughie Greens and the Frankie Howerds on my TV and My dad and grandad were massive Hancock and Steptoe fans.

I was brought up on the Comedy of Python (which I love), and my grandad (and now my mum and my daughter) worked at Pinewood where the Carry ons were made (I grew up walking distance from Pinewood and have only just moved to london) ...

This site is brilliant .. I am just sorry I have only just found it :)

Shaz

harryfielder

Hiya Shaz, welcome to the show....

Many times I've walked down the Pinewood road...

Aitch,

http://www.turnipnet.com/aitch/aitch/gallery.htm

spudlyof9

I'm also new, and trying to find my way around. I think this place is great, really glad there is some where I can find rare gems I can't find any place else.

I have a keen interest in Sci-fi shows. I also collect, when I can find them kids tv shows from the early 90's and 80's, so I'll be looking out for them

James

torillian

Funny how I grew up and lived most of my 37 years on the planet in Iver Heath where Pinewood is ...

Yet I have not bumped into many stars .. I saw John Thaw when they were filming a Morse once as they were using the supermarket opposite my parents house for filming (now the co-op) .. Although my Mum works in one of the Bars at the studios and has met lots of famous people ... her favourites include Christopher "Superman" Reeve who even went out of his way to visit another local pub she worked at in the evenings, Tom Cruise (who always calls my mum by her first name Jackie) and Pierce Brosnan ... She most famously almost shot Omar Sherif (sorry for my bad spelling) once with a champagne cork - he found it highly amusing ... and when they were filming the comedy Top Secret the crew along with Val Kilmer persuaded my mum that there was a poor injured pigeon on the lawn .. of course she went out there with some bread and they were p*ssing themselves as there was of course the giant pigeon statue on the lawn :)

Oddly now I have moved to London (in the Camden area) and Chris Moyles (yes the radio 1 DJ) walked past me this morning !! how odd :)

spudlyof9

I don't have any famouse claims to fame sadly - lol at the pigeon story