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Andy Aldridge<p>I just watched The Smallest Show on Earth (Basil Dearden, 1957) and rated it 5/10 ~ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smallest_Show_on_Earth?wprov=sfla1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smal</span><span class="invisible">lest_Show_on_Earth?wprov=sfla1</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/films" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>films</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cinema</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cinemastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cinemastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BasilDearden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BasilDearden</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BillTravers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillTravers</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VirginiaMcKenna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VirginiaMcKenna</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PeterSellers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeterSellers</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MargaretRutherford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MargaretRutherford</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BernardMiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BernardMiles</span></a></p>
Andy Aldridge<p>I just watched They Came to a City (Basil Dearden, 1944) and rated it 6/10 ~ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Came_to_a_City?wprov=sfla1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Cam</span><span class="invisible">e_to_a_City?wprov=sfla1</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/films" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>films</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cinema</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cinemastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cinemastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TheyCameToACity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheyCameToACity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BasilDearden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BasilDearden</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/JohnClements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnClements</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GoogieWithers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogieWithers</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RaymondHuntley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RaymondHuntley</span></a></p>
Sim Barr<p>⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️</p><p>Winner of the <a href="https://c.im/tags/BAFTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BAFTA</span></a> Award for <a href="https://c.im/tags/BestBritishFilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BestBritishFilm</span></a> in 1960. A murder in London exposes <a href="https://c.im/tags/racialtensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racialtensions</span></a>. A gritty realistic look at <a href="https://c.im/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/prejudice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prejudice</span></a> from <a href="https://c.im/tags/director" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>director</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BasilDearden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BasilDearden</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Sapphire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sapphire</span></a> (1959) - <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053242/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">imdb.com/title/tt0053242/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Sim Barr<p>Sapphire</p><p>Winner of the 1960 BAFTA Award for Best British Film. Dealing with Racism and Prejudice in a raw and gritty manner that only a film from that era would have. Directed by Basil Dearden</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/sapphire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sapphire</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>film</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/filmworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>filmworld</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/filmclip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>filmclip</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/danceinfilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>danceinfilm</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/dancescene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dancescene</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/barscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>barscene</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/basildearden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>basildearden</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nigelpatrick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nigelpatrick</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/michaelcraig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>michaelcraig</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/orlandomartins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>orlandomartins</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/dancers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dancers</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/dancing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dancing</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cinema</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/cin%C3%A9ma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cinéma</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fiftiesfilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fiftiesfilm</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/50sfilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>50sfilm</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>movies</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/greatfilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greatfilms</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/racisminfilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racisminfilm</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/baftawinner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>baftawinner</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/bestbritishfilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bestbritishfilm</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/britishfilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>britishfilm</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/britishfilmaward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>britishfilmaward</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/beatofthebongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beatofthebongo</span></a></p>
Andy Aldridge<p>I just watched The Halfway House (Basil Dearden, 1944) and rated it 4/10 ~ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Halfway_House?wprov=sfla1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Half</span><span class="invisible">way_House?wprov=sfla1</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/films" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>films</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cinema</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cinemastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cinemastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TheHalfwayHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheHalfwayHouse</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BasilDearden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BasilDearden</span></a></p>
Andy Aldridge<p>I just watched Sapphire (Basil Dearden, 1959) and rated it 8/10 ~ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapphire_(film)" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapphire</span><span class="invisible">_(film)</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/films" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>films</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cinema</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cinemastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cinemastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Sapphire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sapphire</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BasilDearden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BasilDearden</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NigelPatrick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NigelPatrick</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EarlCameron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EarlCameron</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/YvonneMitchell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YvonneMitchell</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TalkingPicturesTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TalkingPicturesTV</span></a></p>
Andy Aldridge<p>I just watched The Ship That Died of Shame (Basil Dearden, 1955) and rated it 8/10 ~ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ship_That_Died_of_Shame?wprov=sfla1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ship</span><span class="invisible">_That_Died_of_Shame?wprov=sfla1</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/films" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>films</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cinema</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cinemastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cinemastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TheShipThatDiedOfShame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheShipThatDiedOfShame</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BasilDearden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BasilDearden</span></a></p>
Schlockluster Video<p>On June 30, 2015, All Night Long was screened at Il Cinema Ritrovato. Here’s some Paul Harris fan art!<br>.<br><a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/AllNightLong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AllNightLong</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/BasilDearden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BasilDearden</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/PaulHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaulHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Othello" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Othello</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/WilliamShakespeare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WilliamShakespeare</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Jazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jazz</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/JazzFilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JazzFilms</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/60sMovies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>60sMovies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/PinewoodStudios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PinewoodStudios</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/TCMUnderground" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TCMUnderground</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/CultCinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CultCinema</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/PopArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PopArt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/MovieArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MovieArt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/MovieHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MovieHistory</span></a></p>
Schlockluster Video<p>On June 15, 1962, All Night Long debuted in Finland. Here’s some Paul Harris fan art!<br>.<br><a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/AllNightLong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AllNightLong</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/BasilDearden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BasilDearden</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/PaulHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaulHarris</span></a> #<a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Othello" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Othello</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/WilliamShakespeare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WilliamShakespeare</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Jazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jazz</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/JazzFilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JazzFilms</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/60sMovies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>60sMovies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/PinewoodStudios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PinewoodStudios</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/TCMUnderground" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TCMUnderground</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/CultCinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CultCinema</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/PopArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PopArt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/MovieArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MovieArt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/MovieHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MovieHistory</span></a></p>
Andy Aldridge<p>I just watched Victim (Basil Dearden, 1961) and rated it 8/10 ~ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victim_%281961_film%29?wprov=sfla1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victim_%</span><span class="invisible">281961_film%29?wprov=sfla1</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/films" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>films</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cinema</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cinemastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cinemastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Victim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Victim</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BasilDearden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BasilDearden</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DirkBogarde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirkBogarde</span></a></p>
Alt Film Guide<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SylviaSyms" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SylviaSyms</span></a> (1934–2023)</p><p>Alluring, capable <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/actress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>actress</span></a> in show business for 65 years.</p><p>Notable <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>film</span></a> roles include:</p><p>She&#39;s excellent as <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DirkBogarde" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DirkBogarde</span></a>&#39;s initially unsuspecting wife in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BasilDearden" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BasilDearden</span></a>&#39;s landmark 1961 drama VICTIM, the 1st major <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/British" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>British</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/movie" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>movie</span></a> centered on a modern-day <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gay</span></a> character.</p><p>She&#39;s just as good as The Queen Mother in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StephenFrears" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StephenFrears</span></a>&#39; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Oscar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Oscar</span></a>-nominated THE QUEEN (2006).</p><p>Her final big-screen role was as 1 of the leads in Paul Duddridge&#39;s 2018 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/drama" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>drama</span></a> TOGETHER.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cinema</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>movies</span></a></p>