Fire over England (Motion picture) Dark journey (Motion picture) Storm in a teacup (Motion picture) St. Martin's Lane (Motion picture)
Notes:
Fire over England: Laurence Olivier, Flora Robson, Vivien Leigh, Raymond Massey, Leslie Banks, Tamara Desni, James Mason. Dark journey: Vivien Leigh, Conrad Veidt, Anthony Bushell, Margery Pickard, Joan Gardner, Ursula Jeans. Storm in a teacup: Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison, Cecil Parker, Sara Allgood, Ursula Jeans. St. Martin's Lane: Vivien Leigh, Charles Laughton, Rex Harrison, Larry Adler, Tyrone Guthrie. "Classics of British cinema." Fire over England: based on the novel by A.E.W. Mason. Storm in a teacup: from the play by Bruno Frank ; Anglo-Scottish version by James Bridie. Four films originally released as motion pictures in 1936-1937. "Cohen Media Group"--Container. Accompanying booklet features a new essay by Vivien Leigh biographer Kendra Bean. Special features: "Before she was Scarlett O'Hara" featurette with Vivien Leigh biographer Anne Edwards ; original and restoration trailers.
Contents:
(86 min. ; 1937). St. Martin's Lane / Reknown Pictures Corporation Ltd. present ; Mayflower Pictures present ; written by Clemence Dane ; a Pommer, Laughton production ; directed by Tim Whelan ; produced by Erich Pommer (89 min. ; 1936) ; Dark journey / Anglo-American Film Corporation Ltd. presents a London Film production ; Alexander Korda presents a Victor Saville production ; the film play Lajos Biró ; scenario and dialogue, Arthur Wimperis ; directed by Victor Saville (79 min. ; 1937) -- disc 2. Storm in a teacup / Alexander Korda presents a Victor Saville production ; screen adaptation by Ian Dalrymple & Donald Bull ; directed by Victor Saville and by Ian Dalrymple (87 min. ; 1937) ; St. Martin's Lane / Reknown Pictures Corporation Ltd. present ; Mayflower Pictures present ; written by Clemence Dane ; a Pommer, Laughton production ; directed by Tim Whelan ; produced by Erich Pommer (86 min. ; 1937).
Summary:
Fire over England: Elizabeth I and her navy overcome the Spanish Armada with the support of an Englishman whose father was killed by the Inquisition. Dark journey: Set during World War I. Stockholm is infested with spies and counterspies. Among them is Madeleine, the owner of a famous dress shop. Her dedication to the French cause is tested when she is attracted to von Marwitz, a lady's man and head of the German Secret Service in Stockholm. Suspicion wars with love, leading up to conflicting loyalties and an action-packed climax. Storm in a teacup: A local paper is attacking a politician from a small Scottish town. While the reporter battles the politician, he also falls head over heels in love with his beautiful daughter. St. Martin's Lane: Leigh, a poor street urchin, is taken under the wing of a local street singer. He works her into his act, catching the eye of a composer who goes on to make her a star.
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