2 Movies Starring Sybil Thorndike

Gone to Earth

Gone to Earth

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1950-11-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

82 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (670 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Mary Webb (novel)

Michael Powell

Emeric Pressburger

Fullplot:

Hazel Woodus is a beautiful but innocent country girl who loves all the creatures around her, especially her pet fox cub. She is given a rough time by her father but can escape to run barefoot through the woods when her harsh life gets too much for her. It is there that she is found by the local squire, Jack Reddin, finds her and is struck by her beauty. The obvious conflict develops when the squire leads the local hunt and tries to kill Hazel's pet fox. The title "Gone to Earth" is taken from the huntsmans cry when the target is no longer obtainable.

The Prince and the Showgirl

The Prince and the Showgirl

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1957-06-13

Languages:

English, French, German

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

115 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (5308 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Terence Rattigan (by)

Terence Rattigan (screenplay)

Fullplot:

When Grandduke Charles, the prince-regent of Carpathia, a fictitious Balkan country which could start a European war by switching alliances, visits London for the coronation of the new British King in 1911, and spends his one evening off at the Coconut Girl Club, the reputed stickler for protocol is so charmed by a clumsy American understudy that he orders his British attachè to invite her to the embassy for a private supper. Being overlooked and understanding German, she learns of the repressive attitude of the regent and the plans of his reformist, pro-German minor son, King Nicholas, to take over power by surprise, but doesn't dodge and tries to reconcile father and son. The queen-dowager decides to make her lady-in-waiting for the coronation day, so she stays in the picture to everyone else's surprise.

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