Author Archive: Retro

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Girls in Uniform is a 1951 Mexican drama film directed by Alfredo B. Crevenna and starring Irasema Dilián and Marga López. It is a remake of the 1931 German film Girls in Uniform, set in a female boarding school.

Three Guy de Maupassant stories concerning pleasure are presented; ‘Le Masque’, ‘Le Modele’ and ‘La Maison Teillier’. English subtitles. Dir. Rene Claire.

Based on a true story, a French submarine escapes from Nazi control and is given a top secret mission to contact the Algerian underground. Written by Georges P?clet, adapted from the log-book of the French Naval submarine “Casabianca”. Dir. Georges P?clet

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Guy Rolfe is top-billed in the British Prelude to Fame, but the critics’ attention was directed at young newcomer Jeremy Spencer. This is the story of a poverty-stricken boy named Guido (Spencer) who turns out to be a musical prodigy. Prodded into fame by a wealthy, childless patroness of the arts (Kathleen Ryan), Guido rises to the uppermost rungs of the musical world — and loses his childhood in the process. Star Rolfe is cast as John Morrell, the philosophy professor who discovers Guido’s genius, only to regret what happens to the boy afterward. Best scene: Jeremy Spencer leading the London Philharmonic without adult assistance. Released in America by Universal-International, Prelude to Fame is based on a story by Aldous Huxley.