A big thank you to TCM for the "Lost and Found II" films made at Teddington Studios. Besides a chance to see some films never shown in the U.S. before, it gave me an insight on a part of movie history that I knew little about.
If anyone is interested in finding out more about Teddington, I recomend the British website britmovie.co.uk which has very extensive histories about a number of British studios including that one. Lots of good info about films and film makers in the UK. They also have some pretty good forums. Well worth checking out.
Warner films from Teddington Studios
I echo the thanks - I really enjoyed this second batch of films much more than last weeks showing. Crime Unlimited - Lili Palmer was almost unrecognizable with the blond hair and pencil thin eyebrows, but handled her role well. This is the earliest role I've seen Esmond Knight (P&P favorite)in and he was very charming and suave. The plot was a little hard to follow, but overall a very nifty crime thriller. The Dark Tower - with another P&P favorite David Fararr and a very young Herbert Lom. Not crazy about films in a circus setting, but enjoyed watching these two gents. Man of the MomentWhat ho! I thought this the best of the bunch, and ended up recording the second showing to keep. Was based on a play written by Guy Bolton, so had some some snappy dialouge, especially between Douglas Faribanks Jr. and Laura La Plante. Having only seen her in Cat and the Canary, I found her to be quite delightful, similar to Marion Davies in her talkies. Lot's of fun goings on, cross dressing, bachelor parties; second half takes place in Monte Carlo and appeared to be filmed on location - great shots of the hotel and casino.