Released Date:
1947-10-05
Languages:
English
Countries:
UK
Runtime:
92 min
Rated:
APPROVED
IMDB Ratings:
7.3 (365 Reviews)
Director:
Brian Desmond HurstGenres:
DramaDaphne Du Maurier (novel)
Terence Young (screenplay)
Daphne Du Maurier (screenplay)
Francis Crowdy (additional dialogue)
Much to the consternation of the local townsfolk, the very rich Copper John Brodrick begins to develop a copper mine on Hungry Hill. He imports Cornish workers hoping to eventually entice the locals into working for him. His son, known as Greyhound John, isn't so sure anything will endear them to the locals. The opposition to the Brodricks is lead by the Donovan family and he gives them fair warning to stay off the property. When one of the protesters is killed while trying to help himself to some of the copper, the townspeople attack the facilities resulting in a great many more deaths - including one of Brodrick's sons, Henry - when the gunpowder store explodes. It marks the true beginning of a feud that will last for decades. Brodrick rebuilds his facilities and Greyhound John returns from London where he is studying the law after his sister tells him Fanny Rosa has also returned. A cave-in at the mine kills another member of the Donovan family but the younger John contracts typhoid and dies. Copper John lives on hoping his grandson Johnny will take over but he joins the army. When he finally inherits the estate, he has his own troubles to deal with.
Released Date:
1952-04-01
Languages:
English
Countries:
UK
Runtime:
85 min
Rated:
APPROVED
IMDB Ratings:
7.4 (6226 Reviews)
Director:
Alexander MackendrickRoger MacDougall (play)
Roger MacDougall (screenplay)
John Dighton (screenplay)
Alexander Mackendrick (screenplay)
Sidney Stratton, a humble inventor, develops a fabric which never gets dirty or wears out. This would seem to be a boon for mankind, but the established garment manufacturers don't see it that way; they try to suppress it.
Released Date:
1956-02-24
Languages:
English
Countries:
UK
Runtime:
91 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.8 (19615 Reviews)
Director:
Alexander MackendrickA gang planning a 'job' find themselves living with a little old lady, who thinks they are musicians. When the gang set out to kill Mrs Wilberforce, they run into one problem after another, and they get what they deserve.
Released Date:
1958-05-20
Languages:
English
Countries:
UK, USA
Runtime:
100 min
Rated:
APPROVED
IMDB Ratings:
6.9 (5284 Reviews)
Director:
Stanley DonenNorman Krasna (screenplay)
Norman Krasna (play)
Anna Kalman is a London based actress. She has been unable to find love in her life. The reason why she came home early from a vacation to Majorca fits into that theme, as the man she met there and was initially attracted to ended up not being who she thought he was as a man. Upon her arrival home, she meets the suave Philip Adams, a financier who is a work acquaintance of her brother-in-law, diplomat Alfred Munson. Philip initially states that there is no Mrs. Adams in his life. But when Anna later asks him out, he clarifies that statement in that there is no Mrs. Adams in London, as she is at home in San Francisco. Regardless, Anna decides still to ask him on the date she had intended to the ballet. He accepts, letting her know that whatever happens between the two of them that he will never be able to leave his wife. As time goes on, the two fall in love, their happiness which can only be sustained as long as Philip has his Paris-based contract with NATO. So when Philip announces that he is being transferred to New York for five months, Anna comes to the realization that she truly cannot live without him and wants to marry him. Shortly thereafter, Anna learns something about Philip's background, which not only threatens their relationship, but leads to a night that Anna wants to give him that he will never forget, and not in a good way. But the best laid plans may have a bumpy road to being executed effectively...
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