The Gentle Sex / The War Game (T4)

The Gentle Sex (1943)

directed by Leslie Howard

original story and screenplay by Moie Charles

additional dialogue by Aimee Stuart

Observations Of A Mere Man written by Doris Langley Moore

cast featured: Lilli Palmer

from The War Game

narrated by John Mills

part of the TV series Best Of British

full episode available at https://youtu.be/_qyRX-BS8a4

more on the series at bit.ly/BOB-ff

Best Of British is a TV series celebrating the history of British films from the 1930s to the 1980s. Designed as entertainment for a broad audience, each episode examines a different theme or genre through extensive use of clips and minimal narration.

Narrated by John Mills and Anthony Quayle, 5 seasons of 67 episodes were produced, and provide a comprehensive and unique look at the creative vitality of British film heritage.

SEASON ONE, EPSIODE SIX – THE WAR GAME

Narrated by

Sir John Mills

During World War II, British film achieved an artistic and technical mastery even while working within the confines of propaganda requirements. Stirring, emotional stories that endured and also influenced war movies in the years afterwards.

Films featured: 49th Parallel (1941), Conspiracy Of Hearts (1960), The Gentle Sex (1943), Henry V (1944), In Which We Serve (1942), The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp (1943), The Malta Story (1953), A Matter Of Life And Death (1946), Millions Like Us (1943), Reach For The Sky (1956), Sea Of Sand (1958), A Town Like Alice (1956), Waterloo Road (1945), The Way Ahead (1944), The Way To The Stars (1945), We Dive At Dawn (1943)

Stars featured: Celia Johnson, Noël Coward, David Niven, Stanley Holloway, Kenneth More, Roger Livesey, John Mills, Trevor Howard, Patricia Roc, Lilli Palmer, Anton Walbrook, Eric Portman, Percy Herbert, Peter Ustinov, Laurence Oliver, Jack Hawkins, Kim Hunter

BEST OF BRITISH

Written & created by

Ashley Sidaway

Robert Sidaway

and

Maurice Sellar

Lou Jones

Produced by

Robert Sidaway

Maurice Sellar

Find out more about Best Of British:

Friendship Films website https://bit.ly/BOB-ff

Wikipedia https://bit.ly/BOB-wiki

IMDb https://imdb.to/38hwgvx

Further videos at:

Best Of British playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEK4RsnIVzQW4fva0s2vQV7DyqdxDtkAy

Millions Like Us / The War Game (T3)

Millions Like Us (1943)

written and directed by Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat

cast featured: Patricia Roc

from The War Game

narrated by John Mills

part of the TV series Best Of British

full episode available at https://youtu.be/_qyRX-BS8a4

more on the series at bit.ly/BOB-ff

Best Of British is a TV series celebrating the history of British films from the 1930s to the 1980s. Designed as entertainment for a broad audience, each episode examines a different theme or genre through extensive use of clips and minimal narration.

Narrated by John Mills and Anthony Quayle, 5 seasons of 67 episodes were produced, and provide a comprehensive and unique look at the creative vitality of British film heritage.

SEASON ONE, EPSIODE SIX – THE WAR GAME

Narrated by

Sir John Mills

During World War II, British film achieved an artistic and technical mastery even while working within the confines of propaganda requirements. Stirring, emotional stories that endured and also influenced war movies in the years afterwards.

Films featured: 49th Parallel (1941), Conspiracy Of Hearts (1960), The Gentle Sex (1943), Henry V (1944), In Which We Serve (1942), The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp (1943), The Malta Story (1953), A Matter Of Life And Death (1946), Millions Like Us (1943), Reach For The Sky (1956), Sea Of Sand (1958), A Town Like Alice (1956), Waterloo Road (1945), The Way Ahead (1944), The Way To The Stars (1945), We Dive At Dawn (1943)

Stars featured: Celia Johnson, Noël Coward, David Niven, Stanley Holloway, Kenneth More, Roger Livesey, John Mills, Trevor Howard, Patricia Roc, Lilli Palmer, Anton Walbrook, Eric Portman, Percy Herbert, Peter Ustinov, Laurence Oliver, Jack Hawkins, Kim Hunter

BEST OF BRITISH

Written & created by

Ashley Sidaway

Robert Sidaway

and

Maurice Sellar

Lou Jones

Produced by

Robert Sidaway

Maurice Sellar

Find out more about Best Of British:

Friendship Films website https://bit.ly/BOB-ff

Wikipedia https://bit.ly/BOB-wiki

IMDb https://imdb.to/38hwgvx

Further videos at:

Best Of British playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEK4RsnIVzQW4fva0s2vQV7DyqdxDtkAy

The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp / The War Game (T2)

The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp (1943)

written & directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

with acknowledgments to David Low creator of the immortal Colonel

cast featured: Roger Livesey

from The War Game

narrated by John Mills

part of the TV series Best Of British

full episode available at https://youtu.be/_qyRX-BS8a4

more on the series at bit.ly/BOB-ff

Best Of British is a TV series celebrating the history of British films from the 1930s to the 1980s. Designed as entertainment for a broad audience, each episode examines a different theme or genre through extensive use of clips and minimal narration.

Narrated by John Mills and Anthony Quayle, 5 seasons of 67 episodes were produced, and provide a comprehensive and unique look at the creative vitality of British film heritage.

SEASON ONE, EPSIODE SIX – THE WAR GAME

Narrated by

Sir John Mills

During World War II, British film achieved an artistic and technical mastery even while working within the confines of propaganda requirements. Stirring, emotional stories that endured and also influenced war movies in the years afterwards.

Films featured: 49th Parallel (1941), Conspiracy Of Hearts (1960), The Gentle Sex (1943), Henry V (1944), In Which We Serve (1942), The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp (1943), The Malta Story (1953), A Matter Of Life And Death (1946), Millions Like Us (1943), Reach For The Sky (1956), Sea Of Sand (1958), A Town Like Alice (1956), Waterloo Road (1945), The Way Ahead (1944), The Way To The Stars (1945), We Dive At Dawn (1943)

Stars featured: Celia Johnson, Noël Coward, David Niven, Stanley Holloway, Kenneth More, Roger Livesey, John Mills, Trevor Howard, Patricia Roc, Lilli Palmer, Anton Walbrook, Eric Portman, Percy Herbert, Peter Ustinov, Laurence Oliver, Jack Hawkins, Kim Hunter

BEST OF BRITISH

Written & created by

Ashley Sidaway

Robert Sidaway

and

Maurice Sellar

Lou Jones

Produced by

Robert Sidaway

Maurice Sellar

Find out more about Best Of British:

Friendship Films website https://bit.ly/BOB-ff

Wikipedia https://bit.ly/BOB-wiki

IMDb https://imdb.to/38hwgvx

Further videos at:

Best Of British playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEK4RsnIVzQW4fva0s2vQV7DyqdxDtkAy

In Which We Serve / Reach For The Sky / The War Game (T1)

In Which We Serve (1942)

directed by Noël Coward & David Lean

by Noël Coward

cast featured Celia Johnson, Noël Coward

Reach For The Sky (1956)

directed by Lewis Gilbert

screenplay by Lewis Gilbert

additional scenes by Vernon Harris

based on the book by Paul Brickhill

cast featured Kenneth More

from The War Game

narrated by John Mills

part of the TV series Best Of British

full episode available at youtu.be/T3lPmeDfUB0

more on the series at bit.ly/BOB-ff

Best Of British is a TV series celebrating the history of British films from the 1930s to the 1980s. Designed as entertainment for a broad audience, each episode examines a different theme or genre through extensive use of clips and minimal narration.

Narrated by John Mills and Anthony Quayle, 5 seasons of 67 episodes were produced, and provide a comprehensive and unique look at the creative vitality of British film heritage.

SEASON ONE, EPSIODE SIX – THE WAR GAME

Narrated by

Sir John Mills

During World War II, British film achieved an artistic and technical mastery even while working within the confines of propaganda requirements. Stirring, emotional stories that endured and also influenced war movies in the years afterwards.

Films featured: 49th Parallel (1941), Conspiracy Of Hearts (1960), The Gentle Sex (1943), Henry V (1944), In Which We Serve (1942), The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp (1943), The Malta Story (1953), A Matter Of Life And Death (1946), Millions Like Us (1943), Reach For The Sky (1956), Sea Of Sand (1958), A Town Like Alice (1956), Waterloo Road (1945), The Way Ahead (1944), The Way To The Stars (1945), We Dive At Dawn (1943)

Stars featured: Celia Johnson, Noël Coward, David Niven, Stanley Holloway, Kenneth More, Roger Livesey, John Mills, Trevor Howard, Patricia Roc, Lilli Palmer, Anton Walbrook, Eric Portman, Percy Herbert, Peter Ustinov, Laurence Oliver, Jack Hawkins, Kim Hunter

BEST OF BRITISH

Written & created by

Ashley Sidaway

Robert Sidaway

and

Maurice Sellar

Lou Jones

Produced by

Robert Sidaway

Maurice Sellar

Find out more about Best Of British:

Friendship Films website https://bit.ly/BOB-ff

Wikipedia https://bit.ly/BOB-wiki

IMDb https://imdb.to/38hwgvx

Further videos at:

Best Of British playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEK4RsnIVzQW4fva0s2vQV7DyqdxDtkAy

The Clairvoyant / Things That Go Bump In The Night (T9)

The Clairvoyant (1935)

directed by Maurice Elvey

screenplay by Charles Bennett, Bryan Edgar Wallace 

based on the novel by Ernst Lothar 

cast featured: Claude Rains, Fay Wray, Jane Baxter

from Things That Go Bump In The Night

narrated by John Mills

part of the TV series Best Of British

full episode available at https://youtu.be/T3lPmeDfUB0

more on the series at https://bit.ly/BOB-ff

Best Of British is a TV series celebrating the history of British films from the 1930s to the 1980s. Designed as entertainment for a broad audience, each episode examines a different theme or genre through extensive use of clips and minimal narration.

Narrated by John Mills and Anthony Quayle, 5 seasons of 67 episodes were produced, and provide a comprehensive and unique look at the creative vitality of British film heritage.

SEASON ONE, EPSIODE SEVEN – THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT

Narrated by 

Sir John Mills 

From the earliest days of movies, the potential for scaring audiences has been recognized and whether treated for thrills or comedy, ghosts and ghouls have proved a popular staple of British cinema.

Films featured: Black Narcissus (1947), Blithe Spirit (1945), The Clairvoyant (1935), Countess Dracula (1971), Don't Take It To Heart (1944), Hands Of The Ripper (1971), I See A Dark Stranger (1946), A Place Of One's Own (1945), Seance On A Wet Afternoon (1964), Twins Of Evil (1971)

Stars featured: Damien Thomas, Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond, Margaret Rutherford, Kim Stanley, Richard Greene, Richard Bird, Ronald Squire, Edward Rigby, Esma Cannon, Claude Rains, Fay Wray, Jane Baxter, Deborah Kerr, Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Barbara Mullen, Dennis Price, Eric Porter, Angharad Rees, Margaret Rawlings, Peter Cushing, David Warbeck, Ingrid Pitt

BEST OF BRITISH

Written & created by

Ashley Sidaway

Robert Sidaway

and

Maurice Sellar

Lou Jones

Produced by

Robert Sidaway

Maurice Sellar

Find out more about Best Of British:

Friendship Films website https://bit.ly/BOB-ff

Wikipedia https://bit.ly/BOB-wiki

IMDb https://imdb.to/38hwgvx

Further videos at: 

Best Of British playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEK4RsnIVzQW4fva0s2vQV7DyqdxDtkAy

Hands Of The Ripper / Things That Go Bump In The Night (T7)

Hands Of The Ripper (1971)

directed by Peter Sasdy

screenplay by LW Davidson 

from an original story by Edward Spencer Shew 

cast featured: Eric Porter, Angharad Rees, Jane Merrow, Keith Bell

from Things That Go Bump In The Night

narrated by John Mills

part of the TV series Best Of British

full episode available at https://youtu.be/T3lPmeDfUB0

more on the series at https://bit.ly/BOB-ff

Best Of British is a TV series celebrating the history of British films from the 1930s to the 1980s. Designed as entertainment for a broad audience, each episode examines a different theme or genre through extensive use of clips and minimal narration.

Narrated by John Mills and Anthony Quayle, 5 seasons of 67 episodes were produced, and provide a comprehensive and unique look at the creative vitality of British film heritage.

SEASON ONE, EPSIODE SEVEN – THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT

Narrated by 

Sir John Mills 

From the earliest days of movies, the potential for scaring audiences has been recognized and whether treated for thrills or comedy, ghosts and ghouls have proved a popular staple of British cinema.

Films featured: Black Narcissus (1947), Blithe Spirit (1945), The Clairvoyant (1935), Countess Dracula (1971), Don't Take It To Heart (1944), Hands Of The Ripper (1971), I See A Dark Stranger (1946), A Place Of One's Own (1945), Seance On A Wet Afternoon (1964), Twins Of Evil (1971)

Stars featured: Damien Thomas, Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond, Margaret Rutherford, Kim Stanley, Richard Greene, Richard Bird, Ronald Squire, Edward Rigby, Esma Cannon, Claude Rains, Fay Wray, Jane Baxter, Deborah Kerr, Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Barbara Mullen, Dennis Price, Eric Porter, Angharad Rees, Margaret Rawlings, Peter Cushing, David Warbeck, Ingrid Pitt

BEST OF BRITISH

Written & created by

Ashley Sidaway

Robert Sidaway

and

Maurice Sellar

Lou Jones

Produced by

Robert Sidaway

Maurice Sellar

Find out more about Best Of British:

Friendship Films website https://bit.ly/BOB-ff

Wikipedia https://bit.ly/BOB-wiki

IMDb https://imdb.to/38hwgvx

Further videos at: 

Best Of British playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEK4RsnIVzQW4fva0s2vQV7DyqdxDtkAy

Twins Of Evil / Things That Go Bump In The Night (T6)

 

Twins Of Evil (1971)

directed by John Hough

screenplay by Tudor Gates 

based on characters created by J Sheridan Le Fanu 

cast featured: Peter Cushing, David Warbeck, Mary Collinson, Madeleine Collinson

from Things That Go Bump In The Night

narrated by John Mills
part of the TV series Best Of British
full episode available at https://youtu.be/T3lPmeDfUB0

more on the series at https://bit.ly/BOB-ff

Best Of British is a TV series celebrating the history of British films from the 1930s to the 1980s. Designed as entertainment for a broad audience, each episode examines a different theme or genre through extensive use of clips and minimal narration.

Narrated by John Mills and Anthony Quayle, 5 seasons of 67 episodes were produced, and provide a comprehensive and unique look at the creative vitality of British film heritage.

SEASON ONE, EPSIODE SEVEN – THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT

 

Narrated by

Sir John Mills 

From the earliest days of movies, the potential for scaring audiences has been recognized and whether treated for thrills or comedy, ghosts and ghouls have proved a popular staple of British cinema.

Films featured: Black Narcissus (1947), Blithe Spirit (1945), The Clairvoyant (1935), Countess Dracula (1971), Don't Take It To Heart (1944), Hands Of The Ripper (1971), I See A Dark Stranger (1946), A Place Of One's Own (1945), Seance On A Wet Afternoon (1964), Twins Of Evil (1971)

Stars featured: Damien Thomas, Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond, Margaret Rutherford, Kim Stanley, Richard Greene, Richard Bird, Ronald Squire, Edward Rigby, Esma Cannon, Claude Rains, Fay Wray, Jane Baxter, Deborah Kerr, Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Barbara Mullen, Dennis Price, Eric Porter, Angharad Rees, Margaret Rawlings, Peter Cushing, David Warbeck, Ingrid Pitt

BEST OF BRITISH

Written & created by
Ashley Sidaway
Robert Sidaway
and
Maurice Sellar

Lou Jones

Produced by
Robert Sidaway
Maurice Sellar
 
Find out more about Best Of British:
 
Friendship Films website https://bit.ly/BOB-ff

Wikipedia https://bit.ly/BOB-wiki
IMDb https://imdb.to/38hwgvx
 
Further videos at:
 
Best Of British playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEK4RsnIVzQW4fva0s2vQV7DyqdxDtkAy