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Born Free *** (1965, Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Geoffrey Keen) – Classic Movie Review 3186

Director James Hill’s heart-warming 1965 British animal adventure movie scooped composer John Barry a pair of Oscars for Best Original Music Score and his title Best Original Song Born Free (shared with Don Black for […]

Dec, 24

Gorgo *** (1961, William Sylvester, Bill Travers, Joseph O’Conor, Bruce Seton, Martin Benson, Maurice Kaufmann, Basil Dignam, Barry Keegan) – Classic Movie Review 2887

Director Eugène Lourié’s endearing 1961 British sci-fi horror thriller Gorgo is quite a lot of fun even if it is fairly low on quality or surprises, but it comes with some complex and costly special […]

Sep, 07

The Smallest Show on Earth ***** (1957, Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Peter Sellers, Margaret Rutherford, Bernard Miles) – Classic Movie Review 1643

Small is beautiful. Happy days with the ramshackle, debt-ridden old London fleapit cinema called The Bijou in the 1957 Brit comedy film The Smallest Show on Earth. Director Basil Dearden’s adorable 1957 British comedy classic […]

Sep, 07

Geordie [Wee Geordie] **** (1955, Bill Travers, Alastair Sim) – Classic Movie Review 1450

Co-writer/co-producer/director Frank Launder’s 1955 charmer stars Sunderland-born Bill Travers weedy Scots weakling Geordie, who, with the help of porridge and a mail-order muscle-building course, gains both height and strength, and hurls the hammer in the 1956 […]

Jul, 19

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