7 Movies Starring Glynis Johns

The Great Manhunt

The Great Manhunt

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1950-09-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

(144 Reviews)

Director:

Sidney Gilliat

Cast:

Writer:

Roy Huggins (novel)

Sidney Gilliat (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Visiting in England, famed American surgeon Doctor John Marlowe is decoyed to a middle European country, and discovers the operation he is to perform is on the Vosnian dictator. When the latter dies, he is replaced by a look-alike, but Marlowe is the object of a shoot-to-kill, vicious pursuit by the secret police of Vosnia since it is vital to Vosnia that the dictator's death does not become known. Fleeing, he seeks help from an English-speaking actress, Lisa Robinson, and the two are harried across the countryside before being captured. (Produced by the British team of Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat "in association with London Films" and released in the U.S. by Columbia Pictures Corporation.)

The Court Jester

The Court Jester

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1956-01-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

(8693 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Norman Panama

Melvin Frank

Fullplot:

The throne of rightful king of England, the small babe with the purple pimpernel birthmark, has been usurped by the evil King Roderick. Only the Black Fox can restore the true king to the throne--and all he needs is the king's key to a secret tunnel. And while he's trying to steal it, someone has to change the king's diapers. The task falls to Hawkins, the gentlest member of the Fox's band. The Fox's lieutenant, Maid Jean, guards Hawkins and the babe while they travel, but when they meet the King's new jester on the road, they decide to initiate a daring plan for Hawkins to replace him, become an intimate at the court, and steal the key. So, humble Hawkins becomes Giacomo: the king of jesters and jester to the king. But things begin to get zany when the King's daughter falls for Giacomo, the King falls for Jean, people randomly sing what are supposed to be recognition codes, and a witch with very effective spells (and poison pellets) begins to interfere.

The Sundowners

The Sundowners

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1961-02-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

133 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (2621 Reviews)

Director:

Fred Zinnemann

Cast:

Writer:

Isobel Lennart (screenplay)

Jon Cleary (novel)

Fullplot:

In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers, always on the move. Ida and Sean want to settle down and buy a farm. Paddy wants to keep moving. A sheep-shearing contest, the birth of a child, drinking, gambling and a race horse will all have a part in the final decision.

The Cabinet of Caligari

The Cabinet of Caligari

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1962-06-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (542 Reviews)

Director:

Roger Kay

Genres:

Thriller

Fullplot:

Jane's car breaks down and she makes her way to a nearby estate, owned by a mysterious man named Caligari. Soon she finds that she has become a virtual prisoner, and none of the strange inhabitants of the estate are willing or capable of helping her escape. Caligari reveals himself as a passive pervert, showing her filthy pictures, spying on her, and trying to make her talk about intimate details of her life. She attempts to free herself by the only means at her disposal.

Papa's Delicate Condition

Papa's Delicate Condition

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1965-02-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (465 Reviews)

Director:

George Marshall

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Corinne Griffith (book)

Jack Rose

Fullplot:

If Jack Griffith's wife doesn't like the color of a neighbor's house, he'll arrange for it to be a house of a different color. If the owner of the ice cream parlor doesn't believe in selling triple banana splits for a penny, Jack will buy the establishment. And if Jack's little girl wants the pony in the circus parade, why not buy the entire circus! This last prank sends Amberlyn Griffith back to Texarkana c. 1900, where her father is running for his third term as mayor. Jack follows, bringing the entire circus.

Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1964-09-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

139 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (96120 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Bill Walsh (screenplay)

Don DaGradi (screenplay)

P.L. Travers (based on: The "Mary Poppins" books by)

Fullplot:

The movie combines songs, color and sequences of live action blended with the movements of animated figures. Mary Poppins is a kind of Super-nanny who flies in with her umbrella in response to the request of the Banks children and proceeds to put things right with the aid of her rather extraordinary magical powers.

Dear Brigitte

Dear Brigitte

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1965-01-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (879 Reviews)

Director:

Henry Koster

Genres:

ComedyFamily

Cast:

Writer:

John Haase (novel)

Hal Kanter

Fullplot:

Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet with a prejudice against the sciences, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy with little artistic talent of his own.

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