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Film Club Sky 328
OCT/NOV 2020
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Dear Supporters of Film and TV History,
Hoping you are all well in these strange times. It has certainly been a
month of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ here! We were so sad to hear the
recent news of the sad loss of French singer and actress Juliet Gréco
who was recently seen in Whirpool and The Big Gamble on Talking
Pictures TV. Also, our own dear Dame Diana Rigg DBE sadly passed
away recently; there is a tribute to her on page 12.
Good news on the ‘lost film can’ front – we’ve found another episode
of No Hiding Place on 16mm from a viewer’s private collection!
Lots of interesting short films have also been brought forward –
so do keep on checking your lofts, sheds and under the bed….
I’m very proud of our new DVD release this month - it’s a charming
film with George Cole and Prunella Scales: The Ghost of Greville Lodge. A wonderful
film for all the family and a nice gift. Noel was the Executive Producer on the film and
we have very fond memories as a family of being on set with George and Prunella. I was
actually supposed to play one of the parts, but alas I didn’t make it through to the final
audition! It’s now presented with optional subtitles for the very first time and just £10
with FREE UK postage. Details on pages 2 and 3. The second project I’ve been working
on this month is a wonderful AUDIO BOOK of SCROOGE narrated by dear George
Cole himself. It’s a brilliant 4 disc collection to sit by the fire with and listen to the dulcet
tones of dear George narrating this yuletide tale. Just £15 with FREE UK postage for
all 4 discs. More details on pages 14-15. This extra special release celebrates the 150th
anniversary of Charles Dickens.
For the lady in your life, or a treat for yourself, there’s some very
special Handmade Earrings, the perfect stocking filler, on pages
16-17, completely unique! I am proudly wearing my Margaret
Rutherford pair as I type! They are not available in any shops.
As Autumn is upon us and the colder nights are drawing in,
Talking Pictures TV brings you premieres galore this month,
including: Loyal Heart (1946) with Percy Marmont, Harry
Welchman and Patricia Marmont; Strawberry Roan (1945) with William Hartnell, Carol
Raye and Petula Clark; Uneasy Terms (1948) with Michael Rennie, Moira Lister and Nigel
Patrick; The Great Gatsby (1974) with Robert Redford and Mia Farrow and Heller in Pink
Tights (1960) with Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn.
Until next month, stay safe, stay tuned to Talking Pictures TV and please, keep on
spreading the word! As we face a time where many can find themselves lonely, it would
be nice to introduce them to Talking Pictures and become part of our TPTV family, so
please, ring that friend and chat about a film on this afternoon, or what’s coming up at
the weekend – it’s so important.
And finally – here’s one of my favourite film quotes to cheer us all up from the comedy
Two Way Stretch: [Fred’s wife has brought in a baby when she visits Fred in prison]
Fred: How old is he now, my love? Fred’s wife: Eight months, dearest. [Fred looks
suspicious and counts on his fingers] Fred: But I’ve been in here nearly two years. [Fred’s
wife smiles sweetly] Fred’s wife: Oh yes, Fred. But you sent me some *lovely* letters!
Hopefully you will find something to purchase in this magazine– it all helps keep that
projector turning!!! Many thanks for your support and very best wishes, Sarah, Noel & Neill
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Greville him to stay at Greville Lodge. James notices that his Great Uncle
Lodge has a thoughtful, haunted manner and Sarah the housekeeper
(Prunella Scales) appears to mask her sadness with false jollity.
George Cole and James wakes to strange sounds, glimpses
Prunella Scales movement in the shadows and sees a figure
star in this watching him. He becomes driven to find out
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A Renown Production. destroyed all happiness at Greville Lodge.
Director: Niall Johnson. Now he must do what he can to put things right
Executive Producer: and remove the curse of the past.
Noel Cronin. An intriguing ghost mystery along the lines
of The Amazing Mr Blunden, this film also
Year: 2000
travels between eras in time, uncovering
Cast: George Cole, a past mystery which still affects the future
“The teaming of George Cole and Prunella Scales Prunella Scales,
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content as the youngsters hide behind the sofa. Billy Smith, those who were
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hall circuit, performing strenuous dance towers competed for skyline dominance telling ever since the earliest cameras
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adopted her as their mother figure and in 1971. The “oil shock” of 1973 saw
she was President of a disabled charity. rationed fuel at soaring prices, and many
On Christmas Day her house was open to cars rusted on the streets. Nevertheless,
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The Colditz Story (1955) follows the housed together there. Cast: John Mills, Eric Portman,
experiences of Allied prisoners-of-war Frederick Valk, Ian Carmichael, Lionel Jeffries.
who were held in Colditz Castle. Despite ICE COLD IN ALEX (1958) Running Time:
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In Ice Cold in Alex (1958) two English THE CRUEL SEA• THE DAM BUSTERS nurses, a mechanic and a South African officer trek
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Spotlight on: Dame Diana Rigg dbe 20th July 1938-10th September 2020 The Mind of Mr J.G. Reeder
It was with great sadness that we heard of the recent
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enjoyed a long and distinguished career, ranging from
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her professional debut in a 1957 production of Bertolt Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk
Circle. Rigg also joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, where she played a number
Colour. Year: 1969-1971
of roles, receiving much praise for her portrayal of Cordelia in a touring production Cast: Hugh Burden, Mona Bruce,
of King Lear. She made her TV debut in a bit part in the 1959 adaptation of Willoughby Goddard,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a made for TV film, and in 1968 made her film debut – Gillian Lewis, Windsor Davies.
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The departure of Honor Blackman from the television series The Avengers opened the
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Bryan Clements felt it needed someone with a sense of humour. The cat-suited Diana released for the first time.
Rigg as Mrs Peel gained international stardom. Whilst Rigg enjoyed the boost to her
career that The Avengers brought her, she found the public interest difficult to cope This complete set brings
with and resented the invasion of her privacy, which resulted in her leaving the role together both series, screened
after two years. Throughout her time on the series, she also kept her stage career alive. between 1969 and 1971.
Riggs’ career received another boost when she appeared as Tracy in the Bond film
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969), opposite George Lazenby’s interpretation of This classic Thames drama series, based
007. She was outstanding as Sonya Winter in The Assassination Bureau (1969) with on the short stories by Edgar Wallace,
Oliver Reed, (recently seen on Talking Pictures TV), and playing opposite Vincent Price features one of the unlikeliest fictional
in Theatre of Blood (1973), she achieved another iconic role as Edwina Lionheart, the sleuths: Mr. J.G. Reeder, a mild-mannered
daughter of Price’s character in a cult horror-comedy film. civil servant at the Department of Public
Diana won a BAFTA in 1990 for her role in Mother Love (1989) and was further Prosecutions. But Mr. Reeder, played by
awarded a Special BAFTA Award in 2000 for her work on The Avengers, shared with
Hugh Burden, has an unusual ‘gift’ –
Honor Blackman, Linda Thorson and Joanna Lumley. She was awarded a CBE in 1988
he can think in exactly the way a criminal As seen on
and a Damehood in 1994 for her services to drama.
The actress continued to work on stage and television productions including Rebecca does. In 1920s London, his talent for Talking Pictures TV!
(1997), Murder in Mind (2003), Doctor Who (2013), Game of Thrones (2013-17), cracking crimes is known throughout the The Mind of
Victoria (2017) and recently completed work on a mini-series version of
Black Narcissus, now in post-production.
underworld, and much valued by his Mr J.G. Reeder
Diana Rigg was married twice, first to Israeli artist Menachem
department head, Sir Jason Toovey; bank
heists, jewel thefts and murder are among Set in the 1920s, based on
Gueffen, then to Archie Stirling, the father of her daughter, actress
Rachael Stirling, whose mother she played in the series Detectorists. the many and varied cases that are passed stories originally written
It was her daughter who announced that her mother had died of on to Mr. Reeder to solve in his own way... by Edgar Wallace.
cancer on 10th September, after being diagnosed in March, adding:
“She spent her last months joyfully reflecting on her extraordinary life,
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Carol (1951) with Alastair Sim
“A merry Christmas, uncle! God save you!” And it was always said of him, that he in the lead role. He appeared in
cried a cheerful voice. It was the voice knew how to keep Christmas well, if any several films with Sim, and
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Salute the Toff (1952)
Director: Maclean Rogers. Stars: John Bentley, Carol Marsh, A Christmas Carol, feature an image of Alastair Sim as the
Valentine Dyall, Arthur Hill, Shelagh Fraser. definitive Ebenezer Scrooge by artist Steve Lilly. Made from
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Dancing with Crime and many more. Mrs Pym of Scotland Yard (1939) Director: Fred
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this eerily atmospheric film. Walter the Sleuth (1927) Director: Walter Forde who also Exclusive to Renown, they will be loved by film and Dickens fans.
stars with Pauline Peters and George Foley. One of a series of 1920s ‘Walter’ comedies.
Don't be a Scrooge this Christmas!
Inside the Room (1935) Director: Leslie Hiscott of Mr Pastry fame. Stars: Austin Trevor,
George Hayes, Dorothy Boyd, Brian Buchel, Robert Horton. French sleuth Pierre Santos
investigates a murder.
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diary! inimitable Bette Davis, on Sunday 1st November, with interviews,
Perfect gift or stocking filler, unisex design. films and reminiscences.
2:50pm: The Unsinkable Bette Davis (1963) Hosted by: Joseph Cotten. The professional
and personal life of Bette Davis. Clips include footage of her trips to Europe and her films
including Now Voyager, Jezebel and What Ever Happened To Baby Jane.
3:15pm: Another Man’s Poison (1951) Drama. Director: Irving Rapper. Stars: Bette Davis,
Gary Merrill, Emlyn Williams, Anthony Steel and Barbara Murray. A mystery writer gets
involved in potentially murderous relationships.
5:00pm: Dark Morning with Bette Davis (1959) Director: Don Medford.
Stars: Bette Davis, Leif Erickson, Sandy Descher. A woman takes in her niece who is
suspected of murdering her parents. A special edition of The June Allyson Show.
Keep warm this winter in our Limited Edition The Coveted Coat More from the British
Talking Pictures TV Black Beanie Hat. National Films Company
This super warm, stretchy acrylic knit beanie hat Following on from last month’s news, Loyal
Heart, (1946) airs Friday 23rd October 8:55am.
has a deep cuff, Directed by Oswald Mitchell it stars Percy
embroidered with the Marmont, Harry Welchman and Patricia
Marmont. Filmed in Cumberland, it portrays
Talking Pictures TV logo. rivalry in the sheep farming community.
One size fits all. Look out for a rare showing of an early Maclean Rogers directed comedy Don Chicago
silent film The Coveted Coat, produced (1945), airing Saturday 24th October 2:30pm,
Washable at a low by Cecil Hepworth in 1924 for Hepworth starring Jackie Hunter, Eddie Gray, Joyce Heron,
temperature. Picture Plays. The vintage drama was and Amy Veness. An American gangster
directed by Gaston Quiribet, a French becomes the toast of London’s high society.
film director, writer and cinematographer Back with the farming theme, Strawberry Roan,
who used stop motion techniques.
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(1945), directed by Maurice Elvey, stars William
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weds a spoiled showgirl with disastrous results.
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Seeking exile in Great Britain Losey began rebuilding his career. His first
Total Running time: British feature film, The Sleeping Tiger (1954), was credited at the
797 mins approx. time to Victor Hanbury, and marked the beginning of a long-lasting
collaboration between the director and Dirk Bogarde. Cast: Dirk Bogarde,
Born in Wisconsin in 1909,
Alexis Smith, Alexander Knox, Hugh Griffith, Patricia McCarron,
Joseph Losey studied Maxine Audley, Glyn Houston, Billie Whitelaw.
medicine and English.
In 1960, now well established in the UK, Losey began to look for more
He drifted to New York City, adventurous projects, one of which was The Criminal,
where he became involved in the starring an impeccable Stanley Baker as an underworld
theatre and worked with the German kingpin. The score of the film was composed by John
playwright Bertolt Brecht. He caught Dankworth, whose career became linked with that of Losey.
the attention of MGM and started Cast: Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker, Grégoire Aslan,
making short films such as A Gun in Margit Saad, Jill Bennett, Rupert Davies, Laurence Naismith.
His Hand (1945). Losey directed his In 1962, he directed Eva with Jeanne Moreau and Stanley
first feature film in 1947 for RKO, Baker, on sexual obsession, one of Moreau’s most iconic performances.
Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Virna Lisi, Stanley Baker, James Villiers,
The Boy with Green Hair. Several Lisa Gastoni, Riccardo Garrone, Peggy Guggenheim.
other films followed, establishing him
His collaboration with Dirk Bogarde continued in
as an inventive, individualistic director,
The Servant (1963), one of three collaborations between
including The Big Night (1951), the playwright Harold Pinter, with Bogarde as the
starring John Barrymore, a brutal manservant who manipulates his master. Cast: Dirk Bogarde,
coming-of-age story. In 1951, Losey Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig, James Fox, Catherine Lacey,
was summoned to testify before the Richard Vernon, Patrick Magee, John Dankworth.
House Committee on Un-American Accident (1967), also stars Bogarde and is about a university professor
Activities (HUAC) while he was who struggles to maintain control of his life. Cast: Dirk Bogarde,
shooting Imbarco a Mezzanotte in Italy. Jacqueline Sassard, Michael York, Vivien Merchant, Alexander Knox,
His links with left-wing theatre groups and Delphine Seyrig, Ann Firbank, Brian Phelan, Freddie Jones.
the concern for social justice expressed in
many of his films attracted the attention of
7 DVD Box Set £30 In 1970, Losey directed The Go-Between, a costume
drama starring Julie Christie and Alan Bates, which won the
Palme d’Or at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival and is
the Committee and led to him being with FREE UK postage considered to be one of his best works, his third film
blacklisted in America. with Harold Pinter. Cast: Julie Christie, Edward Fox,
Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton, Michael Redgrave.
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Letters to the Projectionist
PRIMITIVE On this page we bring you some of the interesting letters that have arrived at
LONDON Talking Pictures HQ this month. We receive many letters every day about film and
series requests; please be assured that we do make a note of them all. We acquire new
films and series every month, so ‘never say never’! is our motto – but sadly we can’t
A lurid portrait of 60s just play those we’d like to play, without proper licensing and rights in place.
Also remember, some films or TV series may no longer exist, but we will keep trying!
London depravity Please email us at: TheProjectionist@TalkingPicturesTV.co.uk
OPTIONAL SUBTITLES Dear Talking Pictures Team,
Year: 1965; Colour I noticed you ran THE HAPPIEST
Running Time approx: 85 min DAYS OF YOUR LIFE again recently.
Number of discs: 1
Director: Arnold L Miller
£15 I am attaching a wonderful photo of
Margaret Rutherford and Alastair Sim
The sensational follow-up to London in taken during a Children’s Film Club
the Raw, Primitive London sets out to screening of their film in 1950, at the
reflect society’s decay through a sideshow spectacle of 1960s London Carlton Cinema in London.
depravity. Here, we confront mods, rockers and beatniks at the Ace best wishes, BRENDAN
Café, cut some rug with obscure beat band The Zephyrs, smirk at
flabby men in the sauna and goggle at sordid wife-swapping parties Good afternoon Sarah, Noel and Neill -
as we discover a pre-permissive Britain still trying to move on from the I’d like to thank you all at Talking Pictures
post-war depression of the 1950s. Remastered from the original TV for the wonderful films you so kindly
negative, this is essential viewing for anyone with an interest in the screen for your dedicated followers! It’s a
nation’s capital and its uncharted past. breath of fresh air from the usual ‘rubbish’
shown on TV and there is always something
Extras worth watching. My favourite films of all
Remastered from original negative English time are ‘Brief Encounter’, ‘Mandy’ and
and French language presentations of the ‘To Sir with love’. I always enjoy the BFI
feature Carousella (1966, 25 mins): films and any amateur films. I thoroughly
Dear Sarah, Noel and Neill, enjoyed ‘The Secret Place’ yesterday (22nd
John Irvin’s controversial dramatised Well done for your excellent TV which has Sept) - I was very interested to read
documentary on the lives of a group of been such a boon during these difficult (google) that the young, brilliant actor,
striptease artistes. Stuart McCabe (strip months of Covid. Sadly I missed a film Michael Brooke had studied law and became
club manager) interview (1958, 15 mins). made by my Dad, Herbert Smith. He ran a famous Judge! I should be very happy to
Denham Studios from 1940-50, so you receive your Sunday listings emails... then I
Shirley (stripper) interview (1968, 6 mins). show many of his films. I wanted to see can spread the word to many, many friends
Al Burnett (nightclub owner) interview “Too Young to Love”. It was one of my who also really enjoy TPTV! Thank you
(1967,17 mins). Original trailer (English Dad’s last films. The Café is still there, it and kindest regards.
and French language options). is called Pav’s Tea Gardens, (Pav was my Ann (Born in London 1943!)
Mum’s nick name). Here is a late 50’s
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The greatest Western themes Number of discs: 1
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at the OK Corral, The Man from the Cast: Leslie Banks, Basil Sydney,
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- The Yellow Rose Of Texas BULLWHIP FRANKIE LAINE - Bullwhip JESSE JAMES Orchestra - Opening title based on the story by Graham
SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON Chorus - She Wore A Yellow Ribbon / The Girl I Left Behind Me HIGH NOON Greene is a warning to British
TEX RITTER - Do Not Forsake Me THE HORSE SOLDIERS Chorus - I Left My Love Chorus - When Johnny Comes Marching citizens to remain ever alert for
Home Chorus - Bonnie Blue Flag Orchestra - Dixie SADDLE THE WIND JULIE LONDON - Saddle The Wind GUNFIGHT the arrival of the enemy. A rare
AT THE OK CORRAL FRANKIE LAINE - Gunfight At The OK Corral DESTRY RIDES AGAIN Orchestra - Opening title
foray into darker material by
MARLENE DIETRICH & CHARLES WINNINGER - Little Joe MARLENE DIETRICH - You’ve Got That Look The Boys In The Backroom
SHANE Orchestra - Call Of The Faraway Hills RACHEL AND THE STRANGER Orchestra - Opening title ROBERT MITCHUM Ealing Studios, Alberto Cavalcanti
- O-He-O-Hi-O-Ho ROBERT MITCHUM, LORETTA YOUNG & GARY GRAY - Just Like Me; Summer Song; Tall Dark Stranger (Nicholas Nickleby, Dead Of Night) tells
Foolish Pride; Rachel THE MAN FROM THE ALAMO Orchestra - Opening title MAN WITHOUT A STAR FRANKIE the story of a quiet English village
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Know HOAGY CARMICHAEL - My Dog MY DARLING CLEMENTINE Chorus - Oh My Darling Clementine
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MARILYN MONROE: - One Silver Dollar I’m Gonna File My Claim Down In The Meadow; River Of No Return RIO GRANDE
Orchestra - Opening title SONS OF THE PIONEERS - I’II Take You Home Again, Kathleen Cattle Call Down By The Glenside
Orchestra - Dixie RIO BRAVO Orchestra - Opening title DEAN MARTIN & RICKY NELSON - My Rifle, My Pony And Me
MARTIN NELSON & WALTER BRENNAN - Get Along Home, Cindy BEND OF THE RIVER Orchestra - Opening title FORT
APACHE Orchestra - Opening title THE KENTUCKIAN Orchestra - Opening title DIANA LYNN, JOHN McINTIRE, UNA MERKEL
& BURT LANCASTER - Possum Up A Gum Tree BURT LANCASTER, LYNN, McINTIRE & MERKEL - I See My Darling RED RIVER
Chorus - Settle Down WICHITA TEX RITTER - Wichita VERA CRUZ Orchestra - Opening title 3.10 TO YUMA FRANKIE
LAINE - 3.10 To Yuma THE MAN FROM LARAMIE Chorus - The Man From Laramie RANCHO NOTORIOUS MARLENE
DIETRICH - Get Away, Young Man STATION WEST BURL IVES - The Sun Shining Warm WAGON MASTER SONS OF THE
PIONEERS - Wagons West; Song Of The Wagon Master SONS OF THE PIONEERS - Chuckawalla Swing THE TEXAS
RANGERS Chorus - Texas Rangers’ Song STAGECOACH Orchestra - Medley Chorus - Oh My Darling Clementine
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30 31What’s on Talking Pictures TV Over the Coming Weeks?
This is just a small selection; our full listings are on our website www.talkingpicturestv.co.uk and in all good newspapers and TV magazines. We send email listings
every Sunday to anyone who wants them – just let us know! Email Sarah: sarah@talkingpicturestv.co.uk Watch Talking Pictures on: FREEVIEW 81 | SKY 328 | FREESAT 306 | VIRGIN 445
Monday 19th October 4:40pm and Sunday 25th October 1:45pm Saturday 31st October 11:40pm Saturday 7th November 6pm &
Saturday 24th October 4:10pm and Tuesday 27th October Secret Rites (1971) Friday 13th November 5:30pm
The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940) 2:30pm Going Ape! (1981) Documentary. Director: Derek Ford. The Count of Monte Cristo
Comedy. Director: Edward Cline. Comedy. Director: Jeremy Joe Stars: Penny Beeching, (1975) Drama.
Stars: Hugh Herbert, Anita Louise, Kronsberg. Stars: Tony Danza, Shirley Harmer, Lee Peters. Director: David Greene.
Alan Mowbray, Buster Keaton. Danny DeVito. Max Sabatini Witchcraft in 1970s Notting Hill. Stars: Richard Chamberlain,
Spoof of early melodramas in this leaves three orangutans in the Occult rituals are explored. Donald Pleasence, Tony Curtis.
modern evocation of the charming care of his son. After the death of its captain,
heroine, dastardly landlord villain, Sunday 1st November 10:00pm and
Sunday 25th October 10:00pm Monday 2nd November 11pm Edmond Dantes brings in the
dashing hero, and loyal sidekick. Darling Lili (1970) ship, but is framed for the murder.
Fear Strikes Out (1957)
Friday 23rd October 8:55am Drama. Director: Blake Edwards. Biography. Director: Robert Mulligan. Sunday 8th November 6:05pm
Loyal Heart (1946) Stars: Julie Andrews, Stars: Karl Malden, Anthony Perkins, & Thursday 12th November
Drama. Director: Oswald Mitchell. Rock Hudson, Lance Percival. Norma Moore, Adam Williams. 3:15pm Paris When It Sizzles
Stars: Percy Marmont, Harry Welchman, Lili Smith, the singing True story of Jimmy Piersall, who (1964) Comedy. Director:
Patricia Marmont, Philip Kay. A loyal sweetheart the troops adore, is battled mental illness to achieve Richard Quine. Stars: William
sheep dog refuses to be taken from his really an enemy agent. stardom in major league baseball. Holden, Audrey Hepburn.
master in exchange for a debt. Monday 26th October 8:00am A screenwriter with a deadline
Wednesday 4th November 12:20pm
Friday 23rd October 11:10pm and The Coveted Coat (1924) & Tuesday 10th November 2:05pm asks his secretary for help.
Monday 26th October 11pm Drama. Director: Gaston Lassie From Lancashire (1938) Friday 13th November 11:10pm
Red Line 7000 (1965) Quiribet. Early short produced Comedy. Director: John Paddy Goodbye Columbus (1969)
Drama. Director: Howard Hawks. by Cecil Hepworth. Carstairs. Stars: Marjorie Browne, Comedy. Director: Larry Peerce.
Stars: James Caan, Laura Devon, Wednesday 28th October Hal Thompson, Marjorie Sandford. Stars: Richard Benjamin,
Gail Hire. The lives and passions of a 10:00pm and Sunday 8th A talented lassie from Lancashire Ali MacGraw, Jack Klugman,
stock car team in the racing world. November 00:05am sneaks out at night to appear in a Nan Martin. Neil and Brenda try
Saturday 24th October 2:30pm and Beware, My Lovely (1952) show. to cross class lines.
Friday 30th October 2:30pm Thriller. Director: Harry Horner. Wednesday 4th November 2:30pm Saturday 14th Nov 1:40pm
Don Chicago (1945) Stars: Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, and Friday 13th November 11:05am The Arsenal Stadium
Comedy. Director: Maclean Rogers. Taylor Holmes. A lonely widow Mrs. Fitzherbert (1950) Mystery (1939)
Stars: Jackie Hunter, Eddie Gray, Joyce hires a handyman who turns out Drama. Director: Montgomery Tully. Drama. Director: Thorold
Heron, Claud Allister, Amy Veness. to be a psychopath. Stars: Peter Graves, Joyce Howard, Dickinson. Stars: Leslie Banks,
An American gangster visits England, Saturday 31st October 4:15pm Leslie Banks, Margaretta Scott, Greta Gynt, Ian McLean.
becoming the toast of high society. & Wednesday 4th November Wanda Rotha. A society beauty A player dies during a match
Saturday 24th October 6:00pm and 8:45am Sabotage at Sea (1943) secretly marries the Prince of Wales. and Detective Inspector Slade
Wednedsay 28th October 2:30pm Drama. Director: Leslie S. Hiscott. Wednesday 4th November 10pm and is called in to solve the crime.
Strawberry Roan (1945) Stars: Jane Carr, Margaretta Scott, Saturday 14th November 1:40am Saturday 14th Nov 7.30pm
Drama. Director: Maurice Elvey. Felix Aylmer, William Hartnell. Hell’s Half Acre (1954) The Goodtime Girl (1948)
Stars: William Hartnell, Carol Raye, The captain of a British cargo ship Drama. Director: John H. Auer. Drama. Director: David
Walter Fitzgerald, Petula Clark. shanghais saboteurs. Stars: Wendell Corey, Evelyn Keyes, MacDonald. Stars: Jean Kent,
A farmer weds a spoiled showgirl. Saturday 31st October 6:00pm Elsa Lanchester, Marie Windsor, Dennis Price, Herbert Lom.
Saturday 24th October 7:50pm and & Friday 6th November 3:10pm Nancy Gates. A woman searches for A young girl is involved with
Thursday 29th October 2:30pm Is Paris Burning? (1966) her husband, lost at Pearl Harbour. a drunken hit and run.
Uneasy Terms (1948) Drama. Director: Rene Clement. Friday 6th November 5:55pm Saturday 14th Nov 9:10pm
Drama. Director: Vernon Sewell. Stars: Kirk Douglas, Charles Boyer, Heller In Pink Tights (1960) The Fourth Protocol (1987)
Stars: Michael Rennie, Moira Lister, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Gert Frobe, Drama. Director: George Cukor. Espionage. Director: John
Faith Brook, Nigel Patrick. Leslie Caron, George Chakiris, Stars: Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn. Mackenzie. Stars: Michael
A private detective investigates the Anthony Perkins, Alain Delon. Tom Healy and his travelling stage show Caine, Pierce Brosnan.
murder of one of his own clients. The story of the Allied Resistance are on the run from creditors, thanks to A British spy stumbles on a plot
Saturday 24th October 9:40pm and and Paris Liberation of 1944. his seductive leading lady. by a KGB agent.
Tuesday 27th October 10pm Saturday 31st October 8:45pm Saturday 7th November 3:40pm and Sunday 15th November 6pm
The Great Gatsby (1974) & Thursday 5th November Tuesday 10th November 6:40pm Doctor At Sea (1955)
Drama. Director: Jack Clayton. 4:10pm Devil’s Bait (1959) Dressed To Kill (1946) Action adventure. Director:
Stars: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Drama. Director: Peter Graham Drama. Director: Roy William Neill. Ralph Thomas. Stars:
Sam Waterston, Bruce Dern, Scott. Stars: Geoffrey Keen, Jane Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Dirk Bogarde, Brigitte Bardot.
Karen Black, Scott Wilson. Jay Gatsby Hylton, Gordon Jackson. Patricia Morison. Sherlock Holmes and A doctor signs up to a ship to
loved Daisy Buchanan but lost her; A rat-catcher leaves poison in a Dr. Watson hunt for elusive printing bring excitement into his life.
32 now he wants her back. small bakery. plates before counterfeiters find them. 33You can also read
