Caravan / Fine And Dandy (T1)

Caravan (1946) 

directed by Arthur Crabtree

written by Roland Pertwee  

from the novel by Lady Eleanor Smith

cast featured Jean Kent

from Fine And Dandy

narrated by John Mills

part of the TV series Best Of British

full episode available at https://youtu.be/9DN9F6-TLaE

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 EIGHT – FINE AND DANDY

Narrated by

Sir John Mills

Costume dramas have been a staple of British cinema, especially during the 1940s when the Gainsborough melodramas resulted in some of the successful and popular films of the period. The best examples of the genre mix sumptuous film-making artistry with propulsive narratives.

Films featured: The Bad Lord Byron (1943), Blanche Fury (1948), Caravan (1946), Fanny By Gaslight (1944), The Gypsy And The Gentleman (1957), Hungry Hill (1949), Jassy (1947), Madonna Of The Seven Moons (1944), The Man In Grey (1943), The Magic Bow (1946), The Wicked Lady (1945)

Stars featured: James Mason, Jean Kent, Anne Crawford, Dennis Price, Margaret Lockwood, Basil Sydney, Patricia Roc, Mai Zetterling, Melina Mercouri, Patrick McGoohan, Keith Michell, Stewart Granger, Valerie Hobson, Walter Fitzgerald, Michael Gough, Felix Aylmer. Joan Greenwood, Phyllis Calvert, Margaretta Scott, Grey Scott, Peter Glenville, June Laverick, Griffith Jones, Dermot Walsh, John Stuart

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