Janet Munro
Nacimiento : 1934-09-28, Blackpool, England, UK
Muerte : 1972-12-06
Historia
Born Janet Neilson Horsburgh, Janet Munro, was an English actress, best known for Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) for which she won a Golden Globe Award. and Life for Ruth (1962), for which she received a BAFTA Film Award nomination. She died aged 38 of a heart condition.
Mabel
Play about an elderly couple who don't want to be moved from the house in which they have lived all their lives, but may be forced to as they live in a designated redevelopment area. The major point as far as they're concerned is that their piano won't fit in one of the new council places they have been offered.
Polly
A highly imaginative boy involves his friends in a series of false alarms, with the result that nobody will come to his aid when he is involved in a dangerous situation.
Tweeney
A group of people are shipwrecked when their yacht runs around on a South Pacific island. The usable hierarchy in a upper-class British family breaks down quickly when it becomes apparent that only the servant Crichton is capable of surviving on his own and he becomes the communities leader.
Carol Fancy
Sebastian is an undisciplined mathematics genius who works in the "cipher bureau" of the British Intelligence. While cracking enemy codes, Sebastian finds time to romance co-worker Rebecca Howard.
Three children are locked in a store by accident. They help catch a gang who break into the store the same day in order to get to the bank next door.
Maggie
A professor of astronomy helping on a missile development program. An old friend of his is a Russian chess champion. The Russian is working with shady businessman Marek and they plan to kidnap the professor and make it look as though he has defected to the Soviet Union.
An English professor decides that there are too many useless people in the world and invents a gas that will kill them off. But first they'll at least have a good laugh.
Jennie
A pretty young woman will do anything to escape her deadly dull existence in the backlots of Wales. But when she reaches the bright lights of London is the price too high?
Elaine
An agent invites his young starlet to a party, to meet all the right people. A chance to move on from the commercials she has been doing, to bigger roles and maybe stardom. However while she is there, she realizes there is a price to pay...
Pat Harris
Cuando la hija de John Harris es gravemente herida en un accidente de navegación, el hospital le dice que ella va a necesitar una transfusión de sangre urgente. Debido a sus creencias religiosas, Harris se niega a dar el permiso y la niña muere. Cuando la investigación libera a Harris de toda culpa, el médico a cargo del caso intenta llamar a la policía para presentar cargos de homicidio contra Harris.
Jeannie Craig
Periodistas británicos sospechan del encubrimiento internacional de un desastre global en curso ... y tienen razón. El pánico histérico se ha apoderado del mundo después de que Estados Unidos y la Unión Soviética hayan detonado simultáneamente artefactos nucleares y causado la alteración de la órbita de la Tierra, enviándola a toda velocidad hacia el sol.
Janet Hale
American students are having a difficult time at a prestigious English riding school. Dinah Wilcox is overly cautious because of memories of an accident, but Danny Grant gives her confidence. The strict, but admired, instructor fears she must sell her favorite horse because of school tradition, but the students end up taking up a collection to buy it back for her.
Roberta 'Bertie'
Una familia que busca una nueva vida a través del mar, naufraga hasta una isla desierta. Todos los miembros intentar crear un hogar de lo más apacible pero la presencia de los piratas creará muchas complicaciones.
Lizbeth Hempel
Film basado en una historia real. Rudi Matt (James MacArthur), un joven que trabaja de cocinero, está decidido a conquistar la Ciudadela (el Cervino o Matterhorn), el pico nevado que se cobró la vida de su padre. Alentado por su novia (Munro) y por un famoso escalador inglés (Michael Rennie), se somete, durante un tiempo, a unas sesiones de entrenamiento extenuantes gracias a las cuales estará preparado para afrontar terribles peligros antes de coronar la montaña.
Katie O'Gill
Aunque nadie le cree, el viejo Darby ha conocido a Bryan, el rey de los duendes. Bryan tiene poder para condecerle tres deseos pero, como se trata de un hombrecillo burlón, aprovecha la cuarta decisión de Darby para negárselas todas.
Katie O'Gill
Behind the scenes of Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
Anne Pilgrim
En los Alpes suizos unos extraterrestes con forma de ojo, que se ocultan tras una nube radioactiva, se hacen con el dominio telepático de los lugareños, a los que terminan decapitando.
Sue Connor
Parents veto the romance of two high-school students, forcing them to meet in secret.
Effie
The dining room of the Jolly Fiddler has long been presided over by Albert, an aged but very shrewd waiter. A past master of the gentle art of fiddling, he extracts the maximum profit from his job while managing to endear himself to both the customers and staff. Then, there's a visit from Mr Finch, who feels it's time Albert was replaced.