Dry Rot

Oct 31, 1956

1h 27m

★ 7.1

Overview

Comedy about a trio of not particularly bright bookmakers who try to fix a horse race.

Genres

Comedy

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Cast

Alf Tubbe

Ronald Shiner

Fred Phipps

Brian Rix

Sergeant Fire

Peggy Mount

John Danby

Lee Patterson

Flash Harry

Sidney James

Polignac

Christian Duvaleix

Beth Barton

Joan Sims

Col. Henry Wagstaff

Michael Shepley

Mrs. Doris Wagstaff

Joan Haythorne

Susan Wagstaff

Heather Sears

Country Gentleman

Miles Malleson

This lyrical comedy story takes place in two hot days in the small South Bohemian village. On the shore of a small pond, summer guests and local youth meet. As is typical of the works of Hrubín, it is a conflict of youth and age, life and death, represented by the medical student Zuzana and her beloved Jirka.

6.9

Heaven Can Wait

Aug 5, 1943

Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is sure he deserves after living a life of profligacy. The devil, however, isn't so sure Henry meets Hell's standards. Convinced he is where he belongs, Henry recounts his life's deeds, both good and bad, including an act of indiscretion during his 25-year marriage to his wife, Martha, with the hope that "His Excellency" will arrive at the proper judgment.

6.9

The Cat and the Canary

Oct 27, 1939

Ten years after the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his will is to be read out to his six relatives, including Joyce Norman and Wally Campbell. Organized by Norman's lawyer, Crosby, the six meet at Norman's eerie New Orleans Gothic mansion. During the reading, the superstitious housekeeper declares that someone will be dead by midnight. Wally fears for Joyce when she is declared the sole inheritor, but all are alarmed when Crosby turns up dead.

4.9

The Sap from Syracuse

Jul 26, 1930

Ellen Saunders is an heiress on a cruise to Europe being pursued by a day laborer mistaken for a prominent mining engineer. During the cruise, he foils two crooks trying to get their hands on her lucrative nickel mine.

6.3

Carry On Abroad

Dec 1, 1972

A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get there, they find the Hotel still hasn't been finished being built, and the weather is awful. And there is something strange about the staff—they all look very similar. To top it all off, the weather seems to be having an adverse affect on the Hotel's foundations.

5.5

Volunteers

Aug 16, 1985

After his rich father refuses to pay his debt, compulsive gambler Lawrence Bourne III joins the Peace Corps to evade angry creditors. In Thailand, he is assigned to build a bridge for the local villagers with the help of American-As-Apple-Pie WSU Grad Tom Tuttle and the beautiful and down-to earth Beth Wexler. What they don't realize is that the bridge is coveted by the U.S. Army, a local Communist force, and a powerful drug lord. Together with the help of At Toon, the only English speaking native, they must fight off the three opposing forces and find out what is right for the villagers, as well as themselves.

6.2

Carry On at Your Convenience

Dec 10, 1971

At WC Boggs' Lavatory factory, Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat. However, eventually everyone gets fed up with him.

5.4

Carry On Behind

Jun 10, 1975

Professors Vooshka and Crump decide to visit an archaeological site to study the artifacts there. Lo and behold, it's right next to a caravan site where all manner of people are staying. With a randy Major owning the site, a snobbish mother, and the two professors' constant innuendos, the story ends with a sinking caravan site and a striptease performance as a replacement for the cabaret night.

6.5

Carry On Camping

May 29, 1969

Sid and Bernie keep having their amorous intentions snubbed by their girlfriends Joan and Anthea, so when they decide to take them on a holiday to Paradise Camp, they think they're off to a nudist colony—but they couldn't be more wrong, and meet up with the weirdest bunch of campers you can imagine.

5.2

Alex & Emma

Jun 20, 2003

Writer Alex Sheldon must finish his novel within a month. If he doesn't, he won't get paid. And, if that happens, angry Mafia types to whom he owes money will come looking for him. In order to expedite things, Alex hires typist Emma Dinsmore and begins dictating his novel. The book is about a doomed love affair between a character similar to Alex and a character named Polina Delacroix. But, as Alex falls for Emma, his work takes a different turn.

7.1

Barefoot in the Park

May 25, 1967

In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for mother, Ethel, who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor. Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.

6.2

Gypsy

Dec 12, 1993

Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.

6.4

Father of Four

Nov 2, 1953

An everyday story about a single father with four children, whose eldest daughter, Søs, runs the household. Søs occasionally goes into town with Peter. In connection with Ole's schooling, she comes into contact with his teacher, Jørgen Stæhr. Gradually, love develops between them, especially after Søs and Jørgen participate together in Children's Aid Day. Uncle Anders is a frequent guest in the house, and the neighbor, Mrs. Sejersen, often visits under various pretexts.

7.0

Omena putoaa…

Sep 19, 1952

Ilona Jonsson deceives the old industrialist Österberg. He takes pity on the poor girl, who looks like the doppelganger of his dead daughter. Also involved in the plot are Ilona's father, who was supposedly at sea but has just been released from prison, his accomplices Murto-Kalle and Ventti-Ville, a rival criminal gang, and the councilor's relatives, who are guarding their inheritance money.

Cast

Alf Tubbe

Ronald Shiner

Fred Phipps

Brian Rix

Sergeant Fire

Peggy Mount

John Danby

Lee Patterson

Flash Harry

Sidney James

Polignac

Christian Duvaleix

Beth Barton

Joan Sims

Col. Henry Wagstaff

Michael Shepley

Mrs. Doris Wagstaff

Joan Haythorne

Susan Wagstaff

Heather Sears

Country Gentleman

Dry Rot

Overview

Genres

Dry Rot Trailers

Cast

Ronald Shiner

Brian Rix

Peggy Mount

Lee Patterson

Sidney James

Christian Duvaleix

Joan Sims

Michael Shepley

Joan Haythorne

Heather Sears

Miles Malleson

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Cast

Ronald Shiner

Brian Rix

Peggy Mount

Lee Patterson

Sidney James

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Joan Sims

Michael Shepley

Joan Haythorne

Heather Sears

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