This wry, charming, romantic comedy features a marvellously caddish turn from Garry Marsh as a philandering husband whose wife proves to be every bit as adept as he in the art of deception! Also starring the lovely June Clyde and '30s comedy legend Moore Marriott, with music from acclaimed British bandleader Lew Stone, Intimate Relations is presented here in a brandnew transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.George Gommery enjoys slipping up to town to see some little actress, and never suspects that his wife can play the same game just as well as he can. Or at least, he never suspects until he tells his wife that her lover is engaged to the woman whom he has been entertaining in London...
After an uncredited cameo alongside a gallery of comedy stars in As Long As They're Happy (1955), Norman Wisdom's third hit was the appropriately titled Man of the Moment. Indeed, by 1955 Wisdom was firmly established as Britain's favourite movie comedian, his shy, helpful and good-natured "gump" character forever unintentionally causing catastrophe in the great tradition of Charlie Chaplin's "Little Tramp". However, while Chaplin ventured into politics in Modern Times (1936) for satirical purposes, when Norman's minor civil servant here accidentally becomes the UK delegate at a conference in Geneva the emphasis is on farce and pratfalls. The plot sees Norman sticking up for the rights of the fictional kingdom of Tawaki against less-than-honest government interests, while his new-found status brings the attention of the ladies, including the return of his Trouble in Store (1953) costar Lana Morris. Continuing his collaboration with veteran director John Paddy Carstairs, the film is a polished laughter machine that continues to entertain. The following year cinema audiences continued to see Norman go Up In the World, while fans of that other British comedy institution, the Carry On series, will be pleased to spot Charles Hawtrey in a supporting role. --Gary S Dalkin
NORMAN WISDOM'S IMMENSE POPULARITY STEMS FROM HIS HILARIOUS PORTRAYAL OF THE LITTLE GUY WHO ALWAYS SEEMS TO WIN OUT IN THE END. THE CLOTH-CAPPED BUMBLER IS ONE OF THE GREAT CREATIONS OF BRITISH COMEDY.
Never Been Kissed (Dir. Raja Gosnell 1999): Josie Geller is ready for a change. As the youngest copy editor at a big-city newspaper she longs to be taken seriously as a journalist. But while Josie excels as the nerdy brain at work her personal life is another story still plagued by her teenager reputation as a 'geek to the core' Josie is a 25-year-old who has never ever had a serious love relationship - she has never really been kissed. Against all odd Josie lands her fir
Chicken Little:The all-animal town of Oakey Oaks's most infamous resident Chicken Little (voiced by Zach Braff) causes panic when he claims the sky is falling. A year later he's still shunned by everyone including his dad (Gary Marshall) a single rooster with an incredibly wide tie. Determined to end his losing streak the bespectacled Little joins the baseball team even though he can barely lift the bat. Luckily his three equally outcast friends have faith in him: a pig with a yen for '70s disco (Steve Zahn); a Harpo Marx-esque goldfish in a diving helmet; and Abby a buck-toothed female duckling (Joan Cusak). According to her sources in magazines such as Modern Mallard Abby is sure Chicken Little merely needs ""closure"" with dad over the sky incident. But when the sky really does start falling due to a full-on alien invasion and only Chicken Little knows why dad still doesn't want to believe him.... The Wild:In this wild and outrageous computer-animated comedy-adventure an odd assortment of animals from the New York Zoo - including a lion a giraffe an anaconda a koala and a squirrel - discover what a jungle the city can be when one of their own is mistakenly shipped to the wild and they embark on a dangerous mission to rescue him. The film boasts an impressive vocal ensemble - Kiefer Sutherland (as the respected lion leader Samson) Greg Cipes (as Samson's son Ryan) Jim Belushi (as Benny the street savvy squirrel and Samson's best friend) Janeane Garofalo (as a quick-witted giraffe) Richard Kind (as a dim-witted anaconda) William Shatner (as a wicked wildebeest) and Eddie Izzard (as Nigel an acerbic koala) - along with cutting edge animation and a story filled with hilarious situations.
Meet The Robinsons:Lewis is an orphan who dreams of finding the family he's never known. That journey takes an unexpected turn and leads him into a world where anything is possible THE FUTURE. There he meets an incredible assortment of characters and a family beyond his wildest imagination The Robinsons who help lead him on an amazing and hilarious adventure with heartfelt results. Chicken Little: The all-animal town of Oakey Oaks's most infamous resident Chicke
In an effort to subdue a bout of depression a millionaire playboy (Cary Grant) makes a 50 000 British pound bet with a psychiatrist that he could become a famous business tycoon without using his family's inheritance. Based on the novel ""The Amazing Quest"" by Ernest Bliss. Please note: This is a NTSC disc.
One of Will Hays brisker comic efforts, 1936s Convict 99 sees Dr Benjamin Twist, Hays clueless schoolmaster, caught in a case of mistaken identity and invited to head up a prison for especially hard-boiled criminals. Unable to believe his luck, Dr Twist celebrates his success with a few drinks, is still drunk when he arrives to take up his post and, confused with a new batch of inmates, ends up behind bars himself. There he makes the acquaintance of Moore Marriott as "Jerry the Mole", who has been digging an escape tunnel for nigh on 40 years and is only a fortnight away from his release date. When eventually reinstated as governor, Hay runs a loose ship, with inmates waited on by wardens, allowed to bet and even play the stock market. However, when a criminal on the outside attempts to defraud Twist, their indignation is naturally aroused. Convict 99 is a typical outtake from Hays bizarrely lawless universe, in which for all his harrumphing and bluster, hes unable to exercise any sort of discipline whatsoever over the men in his charge. Hay plays exactly the same character from film to film, one so ill-equipped for any situation hes equally suited for all. Whereas Twist is an incompetent who somehow muddles through, Hay the comic actor is a master of timing and double-takes who knows precisely how to create the air of a shambles. On the DVD: the original 1930s film stock has been well restored, give or take the odd crackle. But there are no extras, except scene index. --David Stubbs
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