Hibi Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 British actress Margaret Lockwood gets a nice 3 picture tribute tonight. Worth watching! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Looking forward to seeing her again in the mystery/thriller "The Lady Vanishes" (1938) with Sir Michael Redgrave and Dame May Whitty (pictured below). The film was one of Sir Alfred Hitchcock's last British productions before he headed off to Hollywood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingFan Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 In addition to the terrific The Lady Vanishes, the evening with Margaret Lockwood also includes another very entertaining thriller, Night Train to Munich, directed by Carol Reed (The Fallen Idol, Odd Man Out, The Third Man, Oliver!). Besides Ms. Lockwood, the two movies also have three other things in common: they both involve trains, both were written by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, and both feature the great comic characters Charters and Caldicott (played by Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne). (Thanks to jakeem for noting the train connection, which I didn't think about. I miss the most obvious things sometimes.) Launder and Gilliat worked together as writers, producers, and/or directors on over 40 movies, including ones produced by their Individual Pictures company. Among their notable movies are I See a Dark Stranger (Deborah Kerr, Trevor Howard), Green for Danger (Alistair Sim), the outstanding The Happiest Days of Your Life (Mr. Sim and Margaret Rutherford), and The Belles of St. Trinian's (again with Mr. Sim). I'd love to see TCM have an evening of Launder and Gilliat films, especially The Happiest Days of Your Life, which is a real gem and is too seldom seen. (It's not available on disc in the US.) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 On my list of favourite actresses. I like her also in Man of the Moment (1935), Highly Dangerous (1950). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 And A Place of One's Own (1945). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 And Cast a Dark Shadow and Hungry Hill. I don't know the films slayton just mentioned, but will have to look for them. I'm glad that Margaret Lockwood has a solid following among TCM fans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 A Place of One's Own can be seen on YouTube. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Loved the whole evening! Hadnt seen Night Train to Munich and The Wicked Lady before and enjoyed both. I'd never seen Rex Harrison so YOUNG! (can see why he earned the nickname Sexy Rexy!) It was funny how they rode the coattails of Lady Vanishes with 2 of the supporting players in both. Absolutely LOVED Wicked Lady. Had heard about it for years, but never saw it. (Lady Vanishes, of course, I've seen many times, but watched it again). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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