Lionel Blair
Nacimiento : 1928-12-12, Montreal, Canada
Muerte : 2021-11-04
Historia
Lionel Blair was an English actor, choreographer, tap dancer and television presenter. Making regular appearances as a dancer and entertainer on British television throughout the late 1960s, the 1970s and early 1980s, he also presented the quiz programme Name That Tune, and was a team captain on Give Us a Clue.
Himself - Entertainer
Documentary about the life of Larry Grayson, the English comedian and television presenter who was best known in the 1970s and early '80s.
Cyril
John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell. Fortunately, for John, he's a taxi driver which involves varying shift work! Simple? Well, when John unwittingly becomes a have-a-go hero and the Finsbury and Stockwell police forces discover something suspicious in their paperwork, John's happy bubble is about to be burst. The action of the movie takes place during the next hectic 24 hours as John, with the assistance of his gullible neighbor Gary, rush between North and South London attempting to thwart the police and prevent the two loving wives coming face to face!
Self
A celebration of the life and career of Sir Harry Secombe, one of Britain's best-loved entertainers.
Himself
A compilation of sketches taken from the television series. Characters include Sid Snot, Angry Of Mayfair, Marcel Wave and Brother Lee Love. Guests include: Terry Wogan, Michael Aspel, Cliff Richard, David Essex and Bernard Manning.
Himself
Elton John entertains a celebrity studio audience, answering questions and singing songs with his guests.
Harry Charms
Basado en la novela de MacInnes, que retrató la crónica social y musical del Londres de finales de 1958.
Paint-covered House Owner
Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion. TV remake of the 1967 short.
Quinn Travis
Película que juntaba en montaje dos episodios de la serie "Los Persuasores" (1971), en concreto los episodios 2 y 5 de la primera temporada.
Self
A BBC documentary portrait of Peter Sellers, filmed over a period of nine months in 1969 where director Tony Palmer interviews Sellers and friends and associates about the actor's career and life. At age 44, with 38 films already behind him, including Dr. Strangelove and two "Pink Panther" films, Sellers was then at the crest of his career. But his personal life, which included two bad marriages (and two more to come), a near-fatal 1964 heart attack, and increasingly disturbing personality disorders, was in tatters.
Choreographer
Sir Guy Grand es “el millonario más grande del mundo”. Tras adoptar a un vagabundo joven e introducirlo en las complejidades de su vida cotidiana, Sir Grand se dedicará, principalmente, a probar hasta dónde puede llegar la ambición durante un viaje en el crucero llamado El Cristiano Mágico.
Hotel Receptionist
Película de espionaje, ambientada en el siempre sugerente Marruecos, donde un agente secreto trata de encontrar al contrincante que ha suplantado su personalidad.
Choreographer
Una joven viuda se propone consequir un nuevo marido y un padre para su bebé. Su jefe le parece el hombre ideal y decide enamorarlo. Para ello deja a su hijo al cuidado de un atractivo vecino que termina enamorándose de ella.
Talk of the Town Producer
A Bristol typist joins the world of beauty contests.
TV Choreographer
Por primera vez los Beatles han decidido romper todas las reglas: saltarse el programa, ignorar sus obligaciones y saborear la libertad. Pero, para ello, tendrán que dar esquinazo a sus admiradores, esquivar a los periodistas y desobedecer a sus mánagers.
Himself
A struggling singer and his band befriend an heiress who, against the wishes of her father, is searching for the lover who she has been forbidden to see and with whom she is hoping to elope.
Dancing Sailor
Un maduro pintor norteamericano que se encuentra en Hong Kong conoce a una joven prostituta china. Lo que parecía un encuentro ocasional se va convirtiendo poco a poco en una historia de amor.
The Dancer
An American veteran returns to England after WWII to learn that his London lover has become involved with a dangerous spy ring and their search for a limping sniper.