| Title |
Golden age of Hollywood. 1948-56. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Beyond Home Entertainment, [2019] |
| Description |
6 DVD-videos (600 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Beyond Home Entertainment : BHE8161. |
| Includes six black and white films released between 1948 and 1956. |
| Contents |
Oliver Twist (1948) -- Morning departure (1950) -- The importance of being Earnest (1952) -- Malta Story (1953) -- Above us the waves (1955) -- A town like Alice (1956). |
| Performers |
Peter Finch, Alec Guinness, Sir John Mills. |
| Summary |
OLIVER TWIST: When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist (John Howard Davies) dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr Bumble (Francis L. Sullivan), for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger (Anthony Newley) and his criminal mentor, Fagin (Alec Guinness). When kindly Mr Brownlow (Henry Stephenson) takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes (Robert Newton) plots to kidnap the boy. |
| MORNING DEPARTURE: The crew of HM Submarine Trojan locates an electrically operated mine which they cannot avoid. There is a tremendous explosion and the ship plunges to the sea bed. Emergency signals are sent and the Captain assembles the survivors to create an escape plan. Some can escape, but others will have to wait for the rescuers to arrive. Those left must battle with fear and illness whilst the rescue team attempts to raise the vessel. To make matters worse, there is a storm brewing. |
| IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST: Algernon Moncrieff (Michael Denison) is surprised to discover that his affluent friend--whom he knows as "Ernest"--is actually named Jack Worthing (Michael Redgrave). Jack fabricated his alter ego in order to escape his country estate where he takes care of his charge, Cecily Cardew (Dorothy Tutin). Cecily believes that Ernest is Jack's wayward brother and is keen on his raffish lifestyle. Algernon, seeing an opportunity, assumes Ernest's identity and sneaks off to woo Cecily. |
| MALTA STORY: During World War II, British photo-reconnaissance pilot Peter (Alec Guinness) discovers that the Italians are planning a secret invasion of Malta, a strategically important island nation critical to keeping the Allied supply lines open. |
| ABOVE US THE WAVES: Based on an actual incident in the Second World War, this tale follows the efforts of three naval officers to destroy the German battleship Tirpitz, which holds a seemingly impregnable position in a Norwegian fjord. |
| A TOWN LIKE ALICE: Jean Paget (Virginia McKenna), is a British office worker captured by the Japanese in Malaysia during World War II. Kept with other women prisoners, Jean eventually meets Australian soldier Joe Harman (Peter Finch), who secretly aids the weary group by stealing food. When Joe's actions are discovered, he is punished and Jean assumes him to be dead. However, years later, she finds out he may still be alive and sets out in search of him. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : G. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 2.0, PAL, Region 4, 4:3. |
| Language note |
In English. |
| Subjects |
Orphans -- Drama |
| Prisoners of war -- Drama |
| Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
| Genre |
War films |
| Romance films |
| Black and white films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Finch, Peter, 1916-1977 actor. |
| Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000 actor. |
| Mills, John, 1908-2005 actor. |
| Added titles |
Oliver Twist (Motion picture : 1948) |
| Morning departure (Motion picture : 1950) |
| Importance of being earnest (Motion picture : 1952) |
| Malta story (Motion picture : 1953) |
| Above us the waves (Motion picture : 1955) |
| Town like Alice (Motion picture : 1956) |
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