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by stuart.uk
January 22nd, 2008, 2:11 pm
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: Julie Andrews - The Last Great Star
Replies: 93
Views: 20332

John

I'm a little out of sink with other Julie Andrews fans, because i prefer her lesser films to the likes of The Sound Of Music and Mary Poppins

my favourite Julie film is The Americanization Of Emily closely followed by Star (loved her Burlington Bertie). i liked her also in Victor/Victoria
by stuart.uk
January 22nd, 2008, 2:02 pm
Forum: Musicals
Topic: Tommy Steele, a great all-rounder, still going strong
Replies: 22
Views: 10679

no i wouldn't know Nancy. though i imagine the same as me after seeing his SITR clip that you thought him better than his days in Hollywood. i can think of quite a few Brit performers, who wern't at their pk when in America. sorry to bore you with folk you won't have heard of, but double act Morcamb...
by stuart.uk
January 22nd, 2008, 1:48 pm
Forum: Musicals
Topic: Tommy Steele, a great all-rounder, still going strong
Replies: 22
Views: 10679

Thanks Nancy. i tried to get him singing Butterfingers as a reply, but without success. was the singing in the rain clip a surprise for you, or did you know about it all ready
by stuart.uk
January 22nd, 2008, 1:37 pm
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: John Mills, over a dozen classic British movies
Replies: 15
Views: 6690

John Mills, over a dozen classic British movies

For my opening post I wanted to pay tribute the man, who I consider the greatest of all British actors working in the confines of The British Film Industry. Mills made an astonishing amount of classic British movies. He supported Robert Donat in Goodbye Mr. Chips, playing a former public school pupi...
by stuart.uk
January 22nd, 2008, 1:31 pm
Forum: Musicals
Topic: Tommy Steele, a great all-rounder, still going strong
Replies: 22
Views: 10679

thanks Nancy. you also reminded me of two Tommy films which i forgot The Worlds Happiest Millionaire and Finians Rainbow. i don't know yet if you can put links on to these posts, but if you try to get Tommy on you Tube you'll find clips form his 1957 rock an roll film The Tommy Steele Story where he...
by stuart.uk
January 22nd, 2008, 1:04 pm
Forum: Musicals
Topic: The classic, but only UK known movies of Sir Cliff Richard
Replies: 11
Views: 6139

The classic, but only UK known movies of Sir Cliff Richard

The Cliff Richard Movies Sorry if Sir Cliff isn’t to well known in America, but he’s a national institution in the UK. He’s the only solo performer in the world to have number one UK hit records in 5 different decades. He has also made some good movies, and to be fair some not so good. His first Ser...
by stuart.uk
January 22nd, 2008, 12:53 pm
Forum: Musicals
Topic: Tommy Steele, a great all-rounder, still going strong
Replies: 22
Views: 10679

Tommy Steele, a great all-rounder, still going strong

Tommy for me is one of the worlds great all-round entertainers, as a young man just out of the merchant navy he became a rock an roll singer with songs like A Handful Of Songs, Singing The Blues and a favourite of mine Butterfingers. Some of those songs he sang in The Tommy Steele Story, playing him...
by stuart.uk
January 22nd, 2008, 12:37 pm
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: An introduction from someone new
Replies: 25
Views: 9189

An introduction from someone new

Hi there My name is Stuart, I’m from Scotland. This forum was recommended by a friend of mine from America Miss. Goddess, who as you all ready know has a great knowledge of films. I love most genres of movies, though not particularly horror. My favourite actors are James Stewart, Charlie Chaplin, Jo...