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1.The October Man (1947) starring: John Mills, Joan Greenwood, Edward Chapman, Kay Walsh, Joyce Carey directed by: Roy Ward Baker
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2.Greyfriars Bobby (1960) (Disney) starring: Donald Crisp, Laurence Naismith, Alex Mackenzie, Duncan Macrae, Gordon Jackson directed by: Don Chaffey October 04, 1999
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Having been to Edinburgh and seen the statue of Bobby, this film had some meaning for me. Film makers - including Disney - just don't make films like this anymore, probably because society has changed so much since this was filmed in 1960. There is no violence, no swearing, the dog is real, and there is no animation or special effects - it's a sweet film that'll gently tug on your heart strings. It's innocence is so very touching and it's a classic example of the type of films my parents grew up watching and that I can now appreciate. If you're a dog lover then it'll warm your heart, and if you want to show your children a sweet film that will show them a bit of history, won't frighten them, or teach them bad habits ... Read More:

3.Brief Encounter [1945] starring: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond directed by: David Lean January 29, 2001
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. . . and I didn't. Yes, I know, it gets all the plaudits, and continually features in favourite film lists, but my wife and I found it exceedingly tedious, and the acting both over-the-top and wooden (if you can combine the two). By OTT, I mean gushing and melodramatic. By wooden, I mean unconvincing and uninspired. We squirmed. The story is slight, but I know that's not the point. But, when it is so slight, you need everything else in place and for me - who has admired Trevor Howard in any things - it just didn't hang together. Sorry to be so frightfully stuffy, and all that, but it's an absolute stinker of a film.

4.The Way To The Stars [1945] starring: Michael Redgrave, John Mills, Rosamund John, Douglass Montgomery, Stanley Holloway directed by: Anthony Asquith April 16, 2001
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I know that hyperboles are easy to throw around on these reviews, but I think that this film conveys the waiting and hoping of people back at home while the aircrews are on a mission better than anything else I've seen. John Mills is fantastic, as are all the actors and actresses in the film. This film is one I always try to see when its on the TV, even though I own it. I've shed a tear at it more than once. A Genuine Classic.

5.Cry The Beloved Country [1951] starring: Canada Lee, Charles Carson, Sidney Poitier, Joyce Carey, Geoffrey Keen directed by: Zoltan Korda August 21, 1995
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I know that hyperboles are easy to throw around on these reviews, but I think that this film conveys the waiting and hoping of people back at home while the aircrews are on a mission better than anything else I've seen. John Mills is fantastic, as are all the actors and actresses in the film. This film is one I always try to see when its on the TV, even though I own it. I've shed a tear at it more than once. A Genuine Classic.

6.Blithe Spirit [1945] starring: Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond, Margaret Rutherford, Hugh Wakefield directed by: David Lean August 19, 1996
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Undoubtedly Dame Margaret Rutherford's greatest movie - looking surprisingly young, slim and energetic, and with a waistline of someone half her age! Here she plays the somewhat 'cranky' and eccentric Madame Arcati in Noel Coward's hilarious comedy. Also stars a plummy-voiced Kay Hammond whose voice can get a little irritating after awhile. The marvellous Joyce Carey who was blessed with perennial youth plays the hapless Mrs. Bradman, who is always putting her foot in it! Constance Cummings and Rex Harrison play the unfortunate married couple who are haunted by the ghost of a previous dead spouse - Harrison playing very much himself here, and with an uncannily resemblance to the character 'Higgins' that he was to play some twenty years later ... Read More:

7.In Which We Serve [1942] starring: Noel Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles, Celia Johnson, Kay Walsh directed by: Noel Coward, David Lean January 28, 2002
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There is a movie quite like this one, made later and a lot better, I recommend the Cruel Sea. In Which We Serve is worth viewing, it is a propaganda movie from WW2 for a nation unsure of its future and in 1942 thisgs did look bleak for England and the Commonwealth. The movie isn't bad at all but feels more like a play than a movie. It uses some footage but otherwise you feel like you are watcing a stage with a certain extent of overacting and stiff dialog. The Cruel Sea was made after WW2 and is a better movie in all respects, both are B/W but the Cruel Sea covers a larger time frame and covers the rather inglorious but very important convoy duties. The characters are more believable as is their situation. Otherwise the 2 ... Read More:

8.The Avengers - Vol. 26 - Who Was That Man I Saw You With? / Homicide And Old Lace [1968] starring: Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson, William Marlowe, Ralph Michael, Patrick Newell directed by: Don Chaffey, John Hough January 29, 1996
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There is a movie quite like this one, made later and a lot better, I recommend the Cruel Sea. In Which We Serve is worth viewing, it is a propaganda movie from WW2 for a nation unsure of its future and in 1942 thisgs did look bleak for England and the Commonwealth. The movie isn't bad at all but feels more like a play than a movie. It uses some footage but otherwise you feel like you are watcing a stage with a certain extent of overacting and stiff dialog. The Cruel Sea was made after WW2 and is a better movie in all respects, both are B/W but the Cruel Sea covers a larger time frame and covers the rather inglorious but very important convoy duties. The characters are more believable as is their situation. Otherwise the 2 ... Read More:

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