Herbert Wilcox

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Herbert Wilcox - what members say

The Anna Neagle Collection review by FrankIV from Cirencester, England

Regal 3 July 2008
...lways safely, competently and rather stodgily directed by her husband, producer Herbert Wilcox. These films are a window on an England which, I assume, is no more, certainly... Read customer review

Lilacs In The Spring on DVD (1954)
Starring: Errol Flynn, Anna Neagle, David Farrar
Director: Herbert Wilcox
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A young actress must decide which of two lovers will be her husband. She daydreams about each one to help her decide.

57% from 30 members

Trent's Last Case on DVD (1952)
Starring: Margaret Lockwood, Orson Welles, Michael Wilding
Director: Herbert Wilcox
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Based on the famous novel by E.C. Bentley, Michael Wilding stars as journalist Philip Trent, who is convinced that the death of Sigsbee Manderson (Orson Welles) was really murder. Manderson's wife (Lockwood) and his secretary John Marlowe (John McCallum) are under suspicion but there's a twist in ..read more »

59% from 152 members

Odette on DVD (1950)
Starring: Anna Neagle, Trevor Howard, Peter Ustinov
Director: Herbert Wilcox
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A classic tale of bravery and courage during WWII, Odette tells the true story of female war hero Odette Hallowes. After volunteering her services to the Special Operations Executive, Odette is despatched into Nazi occupied France and thrown into an intense world of espionage. Whilst on a deadly ..read more »

71% from 118 members

The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947)
Starring: Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Gladys Young
Director: Herbert Wilcox
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The fortunes of an upper-class British family are followed through three wars and four generations.

28% from 5 members
Currently unavailable

They Flew Alone on DVD (1941)
Starring: Joan Kemp-Welch, Anna Neagle, Robert Newton
Director: Herbert Wilcox
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THEY FLEW ALONE is the biopic about pioneer aviatrix Amy Johnson. Anna Neagle portrays Amy, whose fame in the 1930s is such that songs are written about her and a worldwide fan club is organized. Ms. Johnson's fame exacts a toll on her marriage to pilot Jim Mollison (Robert Newton), a daredevil in ..read more »

70% from 30 members

Irene on DVD (1940)
Starring: Anna Neagle, Ray Milland, Roland Young
Director: Herbert Wilcox
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This musical story revolves around an Irish shopgirl who moves into New York society in a big way, breaking hearts wherever she goes.

16% from 3 members

Limelight (1937)
Starring: Anna Neagle, Arthur Tracey, Jane Winton
Director: Herbert Wilcox
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No relation to the same-named Charlie Chaplin production, Limelight is a joint vehicle for British movie favorite Anna Neagle and radio celebrity Arthur Tracy, aka The Street Singer.

16% from 3 members
Not available for rental

The Anna Neagle Collection (6 discs) on DVD
Starring: Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, John McCallum
Director: Herbert Wilcox
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Features the Anna Neagle films DERBY DAY, I LIVE IN GROSVENOR SQUARE, THE LADY IS A SQUARE, THE LADY WITH A LAMP, SIXTY GLORIOUS YEARS, and VICTORIA THE GREAT.

60% from 50 members

Nell Gwyn on DVD
Starring: Anna Neagle, Cedric Hardwicke, Jeanne De Casalis
Director: Herbert Wilcox
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The story of the romance between actress Nell Gwyn and King Charles II.

43% from 81 members

Nurse Edith Cavell on DVD
Starring: Virginia McKenna, Paul Schofield, Anna Neagle
Director: Herbert Wilcox, Lewis Gilbert
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An English nurse working in Belgium fights to treat and save all the casualties of war no matter which side they are on. However distraught by the plight of the people after the Germans have conquered them she helps out with a secret underground movement.

59% from 172 members

Lilacs In The Spring - 3.0 stars
Trent's Last Case - 3.0 stars
Odette - 3.5 stars
The Courtneys of Curzon Street - 1.5 stars
They Flew Alone - 3.5 stars

Odette - 3.5 stars
Nurse Edith Cavell - 3.0 stars
Trent's Last Case - 3.0 stars
Nell Gwyn - 2.0 stars
They Flew Alone - 3.5 stars

Irene - 1.0 stars
Limelight - 1.0 stars
The Courtneys of Curzon Street - 1.5 stars
Lilacs In The Spring - 3.0 stars
The Anna Neagle Collection - 3.0 stars

Anna Neagle - 12 times - show films
Michael Wilding - 3 times - show films
Walter Rilla - 3 times - show films
Anton Walbrook - 3 times - show films
Janette Scott - 2 times - show films

Lewis Gilbert - 1 times - show films