Michael brooke, writing for the british film institute, thought terrythomas was outstanding as a classic british bounder. Make mine mink is a 1960 british comedy farce film directed by robert asher and featuring terrythomas, athene seyler, hattie jacques and billie whitelaw. Four erotic tales of older women dominating young girls for. It starts a bit on the slower side, but picks up soon after about twenty minutes in or so, id say. The screenplay concerns a group of eccentric misfits who go on a spree, stealing mink coats for charity in a robin hoodstyle gang. The landlady mistakenly returns a fur given to her by her maid for a full refund. For the most part, the film is fun and funny, with terrythomas at the top of his game. An airman who is his double is enlisted in the scheme with the intention of confusing the enemy, but everyone gets confused. Not rated 1h 40min comedy 10 february 1961 finland. This could mean that there has never been a release of this soundtrack or that there has been a release but we dont know about it. An unlikely trio of women athene seyler, hattie jacques, and elspeth duxbury find new reasons to live.
Make mine mink 1960 was adapted from a west end stage farce, breath of spring. In the movie the dark crystal, billie played the voice of aughra. She was married to john fitzwalter waterhouse 19041989. This film needs to be seen in letterbox format, but meanwhile lets thank the brazilians for giving us this gem of a film in any format whatsoever. Make mine mink part 2 starring terrythomas hattie jacques billie whitelaw. Duxbury, and jacques to make up a group of thieves to steal furs for charity. He calls upon his friend arthur ashton, who arranges to sneak a plug for sids suds into a live tv spectacular. Lorna singh the kind of comedy that the british excel at,with some endearing characters. Armie hammer gets immobilized in a lifeordeath situation that takes a physical and psychological toll in the thriller mine, set in a north african desert dotted with land mines.
A somewhat happygolucky bunch of brits in a german pow camp find their new acerbic fellow prisoner is a key officer who must be got out at all cost. Arthurs film career was pretty much over by this point and after 1959. Make mine mink part 2 starring terrythomas hattie jacques billie. Billie whitelaw list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Make mine mink is a british comedy through and through, with a focus on farce and a droll sense of humor. There are no labels for this soundtrack in the database. This wellmade danish film dramatises a grim episode at the end of the second world war, when teenage german pows were forced into mineclearance work. Billie whitelaw enters a kensington flat where stage actress elspeth duxbury makes her movie debut, headed for the bath, terrythomas a fellow boarder and hattie jacques training gertrude penny morrell in english manners, opening the 1960 hit make mine mink, from a play by. Jan 14, 2010 a hugh stewart film in which terry joins forces with his fellow boarding house residents to setup a modernday gang of robin hoods who steal fur coats for charity. Make mine mink 1960 movie clip shes halfway out already. They collaborated and performed plays such as play, eh joe, krapps last tape. Terrythomas, backed by anton karas third man theme, skulking into what appears to be a waterfront dive to make contact with a fence, only to discover that hes stumbled into a salvation army mission. The public goes bananas for the product but to maintain sales sid and arthur must arrange for ever more outrageous plugs on tv shows. She made her film debut in the sleeping tiger 1954, followed by roles in carve.
The complete portfolio of his sketches was donated to the theatre. Jan 16, 2014 make mine mink may not be at the level of the best of the ealing comedies, but very close, more broadly observed than some of the legendary films of that era, but for that a very very funny caper film both gentle and barbed, sweet and a bit sexy, silly and rather touching. Make mine mink part 1 terrythomas hattie jacques kenneth williams. A hugh stewart film in which terry joins forces with his fellow boarding house residents to setup a modernday gang of robin hoods who steal fur coats for charity. With terrythomas, athene seyler, hattie jacques, billie whitelaw. Browse our collection of classic, hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. A guide to make mine mink, the 1960 film about a group of hobbyist crooks. But the movie ought to be done in its original format of wide screen so we can appreciate the fun to its fullest. An unlikely trio of women athene seyler, hattie jacques, and elspeth duxbury find. Elspeth duxbury was born on april 3, 1909 in mhow, india as elspeth grace duxbury. She was an actress, known for jassy 1947, brandy for the parson 1952 and sherlock holmes 1964.
Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. In the dog house 1961 12 leslie phillips hattie jacques james booth fenella fielding joan hickson esma. Overview of make mine a double, 1961, directed by darcy conyers, with brian rix, cecil parker, william hartnell, at turner classic movies. The pace gets quicker, the laughs become a bit more zany. Make mine mink 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Major rayne and the landlady gather the boarders together to create a gang. Athene seyler hattie jacques terry thomas make mine mink norman wisdom, terry thomas. Aurora wants tali to help her make it as a singer, and tali wants just to make it with aurora. Mar 31, 2014 british actress kate omara has died at 74. Terrythomas in make mine mink 1960 hattie jacques and terrythomas in make mine mink 1960. Make mine mink based on peter cokes west end comedy breath of spring, plot concerns the blundering excursions into crime of a bunch of pinheaded amateurs, who specialize in lifting valuable furs. It was based on the play breath of spring by peter coke, and its sequels. In the dog house 1961 12 leslie phillips hattie jacques james booth. Jun 01, 2016 zany collection of misfits led by aging military man terrythomas go on a spree of robbing mink coats.
Grace arnold was born on september 19, 1894 in london, england. Make mine a million 1959 directed by lance comfort. Publicity shot of terrythomas for the bing crosby show, 1961. A british secret agent is sent on a secret operation in occupied france during the second world war but a diversionary tactic turns into a farcical tale of mistaken identity. Included with the one sheet for make mine mink are one sheets for wake me when its over 20th century fox, 1960, you must be joking columbia, 1965, upstairs and downstairs 20th century fox, 1960, and to sir, with love columbia, 1967. Make mine mink 1960 not rated 1h 40min comedy 10 february 1961 finland zany collection of misfits led by aging military man terrythomas go on a spree of robbing mink coats. Bored with their humdrum lives four london flatmates decided that they should turn modern day robin hoods when they get a buzz from returning a fur coat to a neighbour before their housekeeper can be implicated. As with many films of this period, make mine mink is a beautifully shot. I have removed a star only because of the fullscreen ratio 4 x 3, according to the box. Mindi mink movies when abby discovers her roommate lost her rent money and the pair are going to be evicted, she decides the only thing to do is for the two of them to have sex on the web.
An inept soldier, he unwittingly becomes involved in his highranking uncles dennis price scam to appropriate some rather valuable spoils of war. Fans of the star love her onscreen enthusiasm and genuine passion for lesbian sex. The man was a perfect gent in real life in complete contrast to the cad he played. Zany collection of misfits led by aging military man terrythomas go on a spree of robbing mink coats. Make mine mink dvd 1960 shop the best classic films movie. Outer banks star madelyn cline answers our five burning questions about her favorite film genre, her tv crush, and more. Photo shows a close up of british actor terry thomas. The pace gets quicker, the laughs become a bit more zany, and the film on the whole becomes incredibly fun to watch. That said, the cliched schematic of the war film that any character who. The film is a uninterruptedly succeeding of comic situations. Growing up in between california and arizona, mindi mink was a selfdescribed popular girl throughout junior high school. Make mine mink dvd 1960 shop the best classic films. The night we dropped a clanger is a 1959 british comedy film directed by darcy conyers and starring brian rix, cecil parker, william hartnell and leslie phillips.
Synopsis it will make you howl, a host of stars a million laughs. With james robertson justice, leslie phillips, stanley baxter, eric sykes. See the full list of cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Any character standing on the side gets cut off, which is a shame. Make mine mink 1960 when lily billie whitelaw, a maid at dame beatrices athene seyler boarding house, steals a mink coat to give to beatrice, the other residents of the house organize to.
This comic heist film still has me laughing out loud. A dinner of herbs kate makepeace 6 episodes 20042004. Make mine mink is a 1960 british comedy farce film directed by robert asher and featuring terrythomas, athene seyler, hattie. Seyler and elspeth duxbury reprised their stage roles from the london production of breath of spring. Omara had film, stage and screen credits spanning from 1964 to 20, some of her highlights were portraying dietrich in lunch with marlene, the villainous rani in two doctor who serials, and patsy stones sister jackie on absolutely fabulous. Collection of six films featuring british comedy actor terrythomas in privates progress, upperclass twit windrush ian carmichael causes military mayhem when he joins up in the army. In a mansion block in knightsbridge, a gang of middleaged biddies decide to brighten up the dullness of the tea time of life by staging a series of robberies on furriers, then donating the proceeds to charitable concerns. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. She was an actress, known for make mine mink 1960, big bad mouse 1966 and alfred hitchcock presents 1955. Stars terrythomas, athene seyler, hattie jacques, billie whitelaw, jack hedley and others. Make mine mink was based on breath of spring, a play by peter coke.
Make mine mink may not be at the level of the best of the ealing comedies, but very close, more broadly observed than some of the legendary films of that era, but for that a very very funny caper film both gentle and barbed, sweet and a bit sexy, silly and rather touching. Jack hedley, elspeth duxbury, hattie jacques, billie whitelaw, athene seyler, terrythomas. Hes not only in every scene, hes often the only person in the scene, playing a guy trapped in the middle of nowhere and reflecting on exactly how he got there. A zany collection of misfits led by aging military man terrythomas go on a spree of robbing mink coats. Approved 1h 26min comedy, thriller 1961 usa a wwii british secret agent has a desperate mission in occupied france. Mindi mink is a strictly girlgirl performer who impressively began her adult film career at age 45. Make mine mink 1960 sorry but we dont appear to have a description for make mine mink. You will be notified about the launch of the new site if you drop us a note here. Sid gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is tv advertising. When walter steps on a live land mine in a remote field in england, he finds himself at the mercy of his wife diane, who has recently unearthed a deadly secret buried in their past.
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