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I rewatched "In Which we Serve" (1942), Noel Coward's patriotic naval war film. He produced, wrote the script, co-directed, acted and wrote the music. The other co-director was David Lean in his first film credit as director.

John Mills also starred. His daughter Juilet appeared as his baby son near the end of the film thus making her film debut.

It was also the film debuts of Celia Johnson, Daniel Massey and the late Richard Attenborough.

 

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I watched "They might be giants" (1971) starring George C Scott and Joanne Woodward. Scott believes he is Sherlock Holmes and Woodward is the psychiatrist called in to deal with him and happens to be called Dr Watson.

 

An affectionate unusual film with an open ended conclusion. Touches of Don Quixote and much warmer and less cynical than The Fisher King, not that Terry Gilliam had anything to do with the film (It was written by James Goldman and directed by Anthony Harvey who had worked together before on The Lion in Winter).

 

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I resaw the Alfred Hitchcock film "The Trouble with Harry" (1955). It's not a typical Hitchcock film and is better on a second viewing as you know what to expecr and what not to expect.

 

It's set in the fall (autumn) in Vermont and is full of autumnal colours. It's quite a slight story but is very watchable. It was one of Hitchcock's personal favourites and I can see why.

 

Screen debut of Shirley MacLaine. Lovely music by Bernard Hermann in his first score for Hitchcock.

 

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