Lydia Sherwood

Londres, principios de los sesenta. Bella pero superficial, Diana Scott es una modelo publicitaria profesional, una actriz fallida, una mujer vocacionalmente aburrida, que juega con el afecto de varios hombres mientras gana fama y fortuna.

Un amargado coronel del ejército inglés, ya retirado, reúne a un grupo de siete compañeros, también jubilados, con la esperanza de ejecutar con precisión militar un atraco a un banco. (FILMAFFINITY)

Adaptación del clásico de William Shakespeare. La versión de Castellani es probablemente la mejor gracias, sobre todo, a la fidelidad al texto y al acierto de las localizaciones. Los escenarios veroneses, donde se supone que ocurrieron los hechos, son fotografiados admirablemente por Robert Krasker. En 1954 la película fue elegida como mejor film inglés por la British Academy Awards.

The Theatre Royal is a struggling London venue battling to keep its doors open. When the bank threatens to close it, the workers fear that they will soon be forced out of their jobs. The Royal's property master, Bob Parker (Bud Flanagan), recruits the rest of the staff to stage a benefit gala. They hope their show, featuring songs and dances, can raise enough cash to stave off the end. Meanwhile, they seek investors who can keep the Theatre Royal and its staff in business permanently.

The Helliwells, the Soppitts, and the Parkers, old friends gathered to celebrate their common silver anniversaries. To their dismay they learn that their marriages may not be valid. On hand are an outrageous housekeeper and a photographer.

The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country. They aren't above a bit of murder or sabotage to serve their ends, but they consider themselves to be true patriots.

Explorer Sir Clive bets that he can spend the night alone in Madame Tussauds Chamber of Horrors. Meanwhile, crooks hope to exploit his ward, Carol, for her fortune.

A girl becomes an unwilling witness in her parents' scandalous divorce case.

'A destitute girl inherits a fortune from her grandmother, and has to fight off fortune hunters. She is eventually reunited with the man who first gave her shelter.' (British Film Institute)