Carry On Up The Khyber (1968)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
Kind Hearts And Coronets (1949)
The Third Man (1949)
The League Of Gentlemen (1959) ///
Carry On Up The Khyber (1968) With its mix of slick, puerile wordplay, gleeful cross-dressing and equal opportunity offensiveness, a definitive Carry On. Joke focuses on British imperial stereotypes, political and sexual, and a plot that revolves around Devils In Skirts. Very funny.
Hobson's Choice (1954) Gorgeous visuals frame humane comedy of spiky Brenda De Banzie breaking from blustering father Charles Laughton's shackles and dragging along innocent bootsmith John Mills. Buoyant Malcolm Arnold score aligns with always surprising and delighting drama.
Kind Hearts And Coronets (1949) Meticulous design and refined style match dark wit of revenge bought by erudite Dennis Price as he murders estranged family heirs all played by Alec Guinness. Social and sexual politics illustrated by devious Joan Greenwood and superior Valerie Hobson.
The Third Man (1949) Gorgeously evocative urban visuals and suspenseful staging of postwar Vienna's shifting politics and blackmarket sees wearied Joseph Cotton discovering truth to shady friend Orson Welles and actress Alida Valli. Series of memorable set pieces and witty dialogue.
The League Of Gentlemen (1959) Centred on two heist sequences (army base played for more comic effect, final bank hit accenting tense action), robust, unfussy storytelling see bitter veteran Jack Hawkins round up unit of British stars to implement plans with military precision. Solidly entertaining.
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