Ascoyne D'Ascoyne

I first saw this at a very tender age with, presumably, Kia-ora squash and Eldorado ice cream dribbling down my bib. I was enthralled by this thriller, concerning the search for an infant who has been kidnapped and which is full of blind alleys and red herrings, even then and I was so pleased when it was shown on TV a year or two ago.
Watching the video recording I made of it again last night I was struck by what a fine collection of character-actors forms the cast of this film; David Farrar heads a list which includes, in cameo roles (to name a few),Thora Hird, Marjorie Rhodes, Joan Hickson, Dandy Nichols, Mona Washbourne, Barbara Windsor, Joan Sims (both of the latter in pre-"Carry on" days)and Michael Ward as a splendidly supercilious dressmaker. Take a look at the full cast list for this film on IMDB and see how many other actors/actresses you can identify.
A fine score by the excellent Benjamin Frankel provides an evocative background to the drama.
As I ejected my video at the conclusion of "Lost" my TV tuned in to a present-day "masterpiece" in which Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy were hurling a barrage of various scatological and sexual expletives at each other; I reflected that the scriptwriters of "Lost" had managed to hold my attention for a full ninety minutes without the use of even a single "Cor blimey!"

Jim

ALBABSON - YOU SAID IT ALL!!! scarf

Good morning boys.

Brian Brandt

'Lost' versus Eddie Murphy/Nick Nolte's need to express everything in words of four letters.

For a perfect example of why the former in more powerful than the latter, see "Russ's" comment in "Marky B's" post on 'The Battle of Britain' in Forum section Favorite British Movies (p.3). Ralph Richardson responds to Kurt Jurgens' comment that the Brits should surrender to Hitler.

Hugo

Albabson, your point is further reinforced by the report in today's paper about the over-50s screening of THE LADYKILLERS in Whitley Bay which turned out to be not the Ealing comedy they were expecting but the expletive-laden remake. 400 of the 650 audience left before half-time. Brilliant!

Hackett

11.10am and my day is already made. Thanks for that Hugo.