Directed by Alvin Ratoff a three times Bafta nominee.Ex American serviceman Larry (Eddie Constantine) returns to Europe to retrieve jewels hidden from the Nazis in 1944.Helped by Generals daughter (Dawn Addams) who has fallen on hard times, they are both double crossed by lawyer(Marius Goring).
Making his only major film appearance legendary soul singer musician and composer Ray Charles helps transform the lives of a blind boy and his widowed mother in this poignant uplifting film drama set in mid-1960s London. Presented in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio Ballad in Blue sees Charles - who had lost his sight completely by the age of eight - performing some of his best-loved songs including I Got a Woman Hit the Road Jack and Busted. During a performance for blind children global star Ray Charles befriends David a young boy who has recently lost his sight and tries to help him come to terms with his condition. Then during a world tour Charles finds himself in Paris where a surgeon is pioneering a radical procedure that could restore David's sight; he sets out not only to convince David's over-protective mother to allow her son to undergo the surgery but also to reconcile her with her boyfriend a struggling composer who seeks solace in alcohol. Special Features: Image gallery
SINGIN'IN THE RAIN:; With fame, fortune and fans galore, silent screen idol Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) thought he had it all. But one look at aspiring actress Kathy Seldon (Debbie Reynolds), and he knew exactly what he was missing. Now he's swinging from lampposts, singing in the raindrops and ready for love. With talking pictures on the rise, Don sets out to make musicals with the woman of his dreams...but one thing stands in his way: his jealous co-star (Jean Hagen), who wants Don--and the l...
A continuing hit with viewers on its first appearance in 1968 Father Dear Father regularly topped the ITV ratings during its six-year run. Patrick Cargill plays a divorced thriller writer Patrick Glover who finds himself responsible for the welfare and upbringing of his irrepressible teenage daughters Anna and Karen. The two lively dolly-birds are always up to something and their lively exploits cause Patrick many a difficult and embarrassing moment. He's sometimes driven almost to distraction by their constant teasing and to him shockingly modern outlook on love sex and marriage. Helping Patrick keep Anna and Karen in order is the patient and much put-upon housekeeper Nanny but the real power in the household is the family's splendid St Bernard dog H.G. Wells. This complete sixth series of Father Dear Father is available here for the first time on DVD and also guest-stars Tony Britton Donald Sinden Leslie Phillips and Jack Hulbert.
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