7 Movies Starring Hayley Mills

Tiger Bay

Tiger Bay

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1959-12-14

Languages:

English, Polish

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

105 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (1506 Reviews)

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Cast:

Writer:

Noèl Calef (short story "Rodolphe et le Revolver")

John Hawkesworth (screenplay)

Shelley Smith (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Gille Jenkins, a 12 year old tomboy and compulsive liar living in a sordid tenement with her single parent mother, witnesses the murder of an immigrant Polish woman living in an nearby apartment by her former boyfriend, Bronislaus Korchinski. The young merchant marine becomes distraught when he discovers that she has become the mistress of a married British sports announcer and shoots her with her own gun. Gillie lies about the circumstances in order to keep the gun which she discovers where Korchinsky hid it. She ultimately bonds with him and misleads the police in their investigation.

Pollyanna

Pollyanna

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1960-05-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

134 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (6440 Reviews)

Director:

David Swift

Genres:

DramaFamily

Cast:

Writer:

Eleanor H. Porter (novel)

David Swift (written for the screen by)

Fullplot:

A little girl comes to a town that is embattled by feuds and intimidated by her aunt. By the time she must leave, she has transformed the community with her indominatable will to see the good side of even the worst situations and bring it out for the betterment of all.

The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1961-06-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

129 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (12768 Reviews)

Director:

David Swift

Cast:

Writer:

Erich Kèstner (based on the book: "Das doppelte Lottchen")

David Swift (written for the screen by)

Fullplot:

Hayley Mills plays twins who, unknown to their divorced parents, meet at a summer camp. Products of single parent households, they switch places (surprise!) so as to meet the parent they never knew, and then contrive to reunite them.

In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1962-12-21

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (1805 Reviews)

Fullplot:

An earthquake, a flash flood, an avalanche, a volcano, alligators, jaguars, mutineers, and a man-eating Maoris dog the steps of a shipping company owner, a scientist, and the two children of a lost sea captain as they circle the earth along the 37th parallel per instructions in a bottled note the scientist has recovered from a shark's stomach. Only certain facts are discern from the stained note, especially the words "37 parallel." Teen-age Mary Grant (Hayley Mills), her younger brother , Robert Keith Hamshere, and the scientist, French Professor Jacques Paganel (Maurice Chevalier), trick their way aboard the grand yacht, "Persevero," during a bon-voyage party to see the owner of the shipping company, Lord Edward Glenarvan (Wilfrid Hyde-White),the epitome of British aloofness. With the urging of his own son, John (Michael Anderson Jr.'), Glenarvan's luxurious side-wheeler sets sail for the coastal town of Concepcion, Chile in the search for the missing Captain Grant.

The Chalk Garden

The Chalk Garden

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1964-05-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

106 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (1099 Reviews)

Director:

Ronald Neame

Genres:

DramaMystery

Cast:

Writer:

John Michael Hayes (screenplay)

Enid Bagnold (from the play by)

Fullplot:

A grandmother seeks a governess for her 16 year old granddaughter, Laurel, who manages to drive away each and every one so far by exposing their past, with a record of three in one week! When an applicant with a mysterious past manages to get the job, Laurel vows to expose her. Meanwhile, Laurel's married-divorced-married mother tries to get her back.

That Darn Cat!

That Darn Cat!

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1965-12-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (3775 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Gordon Gordon (screenplay)

Mildred Gordon (screenplay)

Bill Walsh (screenplay)

Gordon Gordon (book)

Mildred Gordon (book)

Fullplot:

A woman is kidnapped. While in captivity, she manages to send a message out with a wandering cat. The cat's owner calls the FBI. The FBI tries to follow the cat. Jealous boyfriends and nosy neighbours also get in the act.

The Family Way

The Family Way

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1967-07-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

115 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (874 Reviews)

Director:

Roy Boulting

Cast:

Writer:

Bill Naughton (play)

Bill Naughton (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Married life is proving difficult for newlyweds Jenny and Arthur. With well meaning but interfering parents, nosey neighbors, and a town that thrives on gossip, can their marriage last? With all these pressures it's no wonder their personal life is suffering. Will there ever be any good news?

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