Jean Cadell
출생 : 1884-09-13, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
사망 : 1967-09-24
An elderly spinster plans a perfect robbery in Soho.
1st Old Lady
On marrying the boss's daughter, Richard takes his father-in-law's advice to hire a live-in domestic. He soon finds good help is hard to come by. Run-ins follow with dipsomaniacs, bank robbers, a Welsh lass who takes one look at London and runs, and an Italian charmer who turns the place into a bawdy house. Then when Ingrid arrives from Sweden things actually start to get complicated.
Almshouse Matron
Howard Phillips, a vicar who's new in the town of Bellington, wants to reach out to youth. The previous vicar's daughter, Hester Peters, who fears being a spinster, wants to be his wife. He tells her he's not interested. When he confronts a tough kid about something the youth has done, the lad sets out to frame the vicar. Hester, who's walked in on the confrontation, backs the youth's story. The town sides with her and the lad, turning against Phillips. He has a crisis of faith. What options does he have; can no one help him, his reputation, or his calling?
Mrs Campbell
The inhabitants of Todday are content to live their lives in peace and quiet, until, that is, the government decides their little corner of the world would be the perfect place for a rocket launch site.
Henrietta Stevens
A doctor becomes the victim of extortionists when one of his patients dies under questionable circumstances.
Mrs. Cathie (uncredited)
On receiving an inheritance from her grandfather, Canadian Jeannie MacLean decides to visit the family's Scottish roots. On the plane she meets businessman Stanley Smith, and romance blossoms in Edinburgh. The complications begin when Stanley breaks a date with Jeannie to woo voluptuous redhead Helene, and Jeannie is flattered by the attentions of the impoverished Lord McNairn; he's heard about her good fortune, and gallantly offers to show her the city.
Mrs. Hermione Brittingham-Brett
Sir Philip Ashlow (Stewart Granger), his neglected wife, Lady Ashlow (Ava Gardner) and his best friend Henry Brittingham-Brett (David Niven) are shipwrecked on a desert island. This potential ménage à trois where the two men compete for the lady's attention is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of a fourth inhabitant of the island.
A man invents a new cleaning machine. His brother in law offers to help him promote it and they get help from the Purity League.
Mrs. Macdonald
A TV set given as a retirement present is sold on to different households causing misery each time.
Hannah Mackenzie
When his grandfather dies, George Westcott (Patrick Doonan) returns home from India to collect his inheritance -- only to find that the will has mysteriously gone missing. As his greedy relatives try to seize the estate, George gets the help of a movie star (Greta Gynt), a window cleaner (James Hayter and a police inspector (Herbert Ross) to track down the missing will. It seems that justice will prevail -- but is George Wescott really George Wescott?
Ellen
When a sickly Victorian woman dies suddenly, a postmortem reveals that her body contains a fatal dose of arsenic. Suspicion falls on her husband and her companion, who are lovers. Inspector Martin of Scotland Yard solves the mystery of her death... over a cup of tea.
Mrs. Jenkins
1857년, 글래스고의 한 저택에 살고 있는 부유한 상인의 딸 매들린은 아버지의 성화에 못 이겨 그가 원하는 결혼상대인 미노치와 약혼한다. 하지만 그녀는 밤이 되면 지하실에서 연인 에밀과 밀회를 나누곤 하는데, 약혼 사실을 알게 된 에밀이 질투심에 불타 자신을 가족들에게 소개하지 않으면 매들린이 보낸 러브레터를 그녀의 아버지에게 보이겠다며 협박하기 시작한다. 매들린은 에밀에게 함께 멀리 도망가 살자고 부탁하지만 거절당하고, 에밀의 협박이 시작된 지 얼마 지나지 않아 그는 비소 중독으로 사망한 채 발견된다. 그와 함께 발견된 매들린의 러브레터로 그녀는 살인죄로 체포되고 법정에 서게 되는데...
Aunt Jacqueline
A young girl goes through the trauma of her parent's divorce and seperate re-marriages.
Mrs. Campbell
1943년 스코틀랜드 아우터 헤브리디스 제도의 '토디 섬(Island of Todday)' 사람들은 전쟁 때문에 위스키 공급을 제대로 받지 못해 모두 절망에 빠져 있었다. 이 와중에 영국군 상사 '오드'는 섬에 돌아와 이 지역에서 우체국을 운영하는 조셉 마크룬의 딸 페기에게 청혼을 하고 온순한 학교선생님 조지 캠벨을 마크론의 둘째 딸과 결혼을 약속하지만 엄하기로 소문난 그의 어머니는 결코 이 결혼을 허락하지 않을 기세다. 안개가 자욱한 어느 날 밤 화물선 '캐비넷 미니스터'호가 좌초되어 바다에 떠 있자 마을 사람 비퍼와 샘이 배를 저어 화물선에 다가가고 화물선을 탈출하여 나오는 선원들로부터 이 배에 5만 상자의 위스키가 실려 있다는 소식을 듣는다. 둘이 황급히 달려가 이 소식을 마을 사람들에게 전하자 모두는 기쁨을 감추지 못한다. 독선적이고 위압적인 이 섬의 지역방위군 지휘관 '왜거트' 대위는 이 사실을 알고 오드 상사에게 화물선을 철저히 감시하라고 지시하지만 우체국장 마크룬은 이 섬의 오랜 전통에 의해 위스키가 없이는 결혼식 파티를 열 수 없다는 사실을 오드 상사에게 귀뜸해 준다. 위스키가 없으면 결혼도 할 수 없다는 생각을 품게 된 오드 상사의 묵인 하에 마을 사람들은 보트를 타고 난파선에 다가가 엄청나게 많은 양의 위스키를 실어내 오고 덕분에 위스키를 잔뜩 마신 학교선생님 캠벨은 술의 힘을 빌어 고집 세고 터프한 어머니에게 용감히 맞서 카트리나와 결혼을 선언한다. 드디어 캠벨과 오드 상사의 결혼식 파티가 벌어지고 마을 사람들은 넘쳐나는 위스키와 함께 흥겨운 파티를 마음껏 즐긴다. 한편 섬사람들이 위스키를 몰래 빼냈다는 사실을 알아차린 왜거트 대위는 본토의 관세청 관리와 함께 위스키를 찾아 나서고, 마을 사람들은 결혼식 파티를 일단 중지하고 위스키를 감추기 위해 그들과 한판승을 벌이는데... (EBS)
Hester Parsons
The stories of several individuals who consult a marriage bureau, including a peer of the realm, his butler, a lonely school teacher, a French girl on the run from a violent boyfriend, a country vicar, and a newspaper reporter, sent by his editor, to do an undercover story.
Nannie
The lonely wife of a workaholic husband on the magical Isle of Capri meets a charming and attractive young man. An exciting affair must end when word gets back to the husband and he becomes ill. In hopes of avoiding a scene, she passes her beau along to her stepdaughter, Monica.
Meggie
In 19th century England, Jassy is a young Gypsy girl blessed with the gift of second sight. Pursued by superstitious villagers, she is rescued by the son of the owner of Mordelaine, a vast stately home. Unfortunately, his father's drinking and gambling threaten the very ownership of the house. Despite her humble origins as a servant girl, Jassy must try to use her talents to climb the social ladder and save Mordelaine for the man whom she loves.
Postmistress
어려서부터 자신이 추구하는 것을 확실하게 알았던 조안(Joan Webster: 웬디 힐러 분)은 진정으로 사랑하지는 않지만 돈이 많은 중년의 실업계 거부와 결혼하기로 한다.'
사람들의 눈을 피해 조용히 킬로란이란 섬에서 결혼식을 하기 위해 길을 떠난 조안은 변덕스런 섬의 날씨 때문에 킬로란을 코앞에 두고 인근 섬에서 발이 묶인다. 한편 킬로란의 주인이며, 군인인 토퀼 맥닐(Torquil MacNeil: 로저 리브세이 분) 또한 8일간 받은 휴가를 보내기 위해 킬로란으로 향하다가 조안과 같이 발이 묶이게 된다. 킬로란으로 가는 배를 기다리면서 같이 시간을 보내게 된다.
하지만 진정한 사랑보다는 물질적 풍요를 최고로 추구하던 조안이 차츰 토퀼을 사랑하게 되는 자신을 깨닫고, 그 사랑을 피하고자 무리를 해서라도 킬로란에 가려고 한다. 그런 조안의 마음을 모르는 상태에서 토퀼은 배를 운행할 만큼 좋은 날씨가 될 때까지 기다리도록 설득하려고 애쓰지만 조안은 끝까지 돈으로 뱃사람을 사 킬로란으로 향하려 한다.
뒤늦게 카트리나의 얘기로 조안의 마음을 알게 된 토퀼 또한 그 배에 동승하게 되지만 엄청난 소용돌이 속에서 겨우 살아나 다시 묵었던 섬으로 되돌아오게 된다. 그러나 서로의 사랑을 확실하게 알게 된 두 사람은 결국 진정한 사랑을 택하는데...
Mrs. Church
Life aboard merchant ships with the Maritime Regiment of the Royal Artillery.
Vicar's Wife
Three generations of a family gather together to celebrate a golden wedding anniversary, while the family secretary has the unenviable task of smoothing out all the deep-set hostilities and jealousies.
Mrs. Sparry
This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24.
Aunt Florence
A young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic aventures before their wedding day.
Amy Boswell
Jill Trevor vows revenge on newspaper baron Sir Joshua Morple, who she holds responsible for ruining her father. Her very public antics to draw attention to Morple's despicable conduct come to the notice a rival newspaper, who send journalist Jim Brent to offer to write up Jill's story.....
Mrs. Pearce
When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel George Pickering takes him up on the bet. Eliza moves into Higgins's home and begins her rigorous training after the professor comes to a financial agreement with her dustman father, Alfred. But the plucky young woman is not the only one undergoing a transformation.
Miss Dry
Winifred Holtby realised that Local Government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda:- but 'the front-line defence thrown up by humanity against its common enemies of sickness, poverty and ignorance.' She built her story around six people working for a typical County Council:- Beneath the lives of the public servants runs the thread of their personal drama. Our story tells how a public life affects the private life; and how a man's personal sufferings make him what he is in public. " Corruption, intrigue and romance in a Yorkshire setting. A country squire whose wife is in a mental hospital becomes attracted to a crusading local schoolmistress.
Aunt Lou
Ann Harding plays a lovely but somewhat naive young woman who goes on a European vacation after winning a lottery. Swept off her feet by charming Basil Rathbone, Harding finds herself married before she is fully able to grasp the situation. Slowly but surely, Rathbone's loving veneer crumbles; when he casually asks Harding to sign a document turning her entire fortune over to him, she deduces that her days are numbered.
Frau Mozart
Mozart biopic.
Emma Micawber
Charles Dickens' classic tale of an orphaned boy's fight for happiness and the colorful characters who help and hinder him.
Miss Drew
A girl becomes an unwilling witness in her parents' scandalous divorce case.
Princess Rosanna
In this romantic comedy, the king of Ruritania marries an impoverished commoner after he is exiled. Trouble shows up when the king must return to his country and marry an heiress. Fortunately, his first bride has fallen for an army officer and is happy to have her royal marriage annulled.
Wilhelmina
'Girl's wastrel cousin and his valet go to Timbuctoo.' (British Film Catalogue)
Miss Byrne
In Egypt a colonel with a year to live saves a girl from an Arab prince.
Mrs. Drury
A man becomes bored with married life and pretends to have lost his memory so he can pursue other women.
The Picnic Woman
When Matt Denant (Gerald de Maurier) finds himself wrongly imprisoned for manslaughter, he takes an opportunity to escape from jail during a foggy day and is forced to rely on the goodwill of local people to remain a fugitive of the law.
Mrs. Burns
Biography of the ploughboy poet.
Nellie Bates
Two identical sisters are able to switch places, leading to a series of unfortunate incidents.