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Charles Laughton once again teams up with Korda for this moving, elegantly shot biopic about the Dutch painter.

Charles Laughton once again teams up with Korda for this moving, elegantly shot biopic about the Dutch painter.

Shy loser Henry Palfrey (Ian Carmichael) is in love with April Smith (Janette Scott), but she's dating the suave Raymond Delauney (Terry-Thomas), so he enrolls in unconventional education classes to up his game. At the secret "College of Lifesmanship," Henry's confidence soars after taking courses such as "Woomanship" and "One-upmanship." Hilarious performances highlight this brisk and biting British farce.

This lighthearted comedy shows us how Henry Palfrey changes from a young man with a giant inferiority complex into a confident, assured man-of-the-world after a course at the College of Lifemanship on 'how to win without actually cheating'. Sweet is the moment when he takes his revenge on all who cheated and duped him and steals the beautiful April from the arms of his cocksure rival.

This lighthearted comedy shows us how Henry Palfrey changes from a young man with a giant inferiority complex into a confident, assured man-of-the-world after a course at the College of Lifemanship on 'how to win without actually cheating'. Sweet is the moment when he takes his revenge on all who cheated and duped him and steals the beautiful April from the arms of his cocksure rival.

British clown prince Norman Wisdom stars as Norman Pitkin, a World War II-era road repairman who gets recruited by the army and dispatched to France, where he accidentally ventures behind enemy lines. After being picked up by the Resistance, Norman spearheads an effort to rescue British POWs from German custody, which lands him in an improbable solo battle against the German army -- with high jinks as his weapon of choice.

With an eye toward buying an expensive necklace for his ladylove (Jill Dixon), poor jewelry store clerk Norman Hackett (Norman Wisdom) decides to raise the funds by betting on a string of horse races. Surprisingly, Norman picks the winning ponies, but as his earnings accumulate, his bookie becomes reluctant to pay up. John Paddy Carstairs directs this screwball comedy that also stars Joan Sims and Marjorie Rhodes.

Back for more hilarious misadventures, Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) endures a wacky series of internships in search of his medical calling. But when he decides to try his hand at surgery, standing in his way is formidable chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt (James Robertson Justice). Sparrow's chance of getting on staff at the esteemed hospital is nil after he unwittingly insults Spratt. But with Sparrow, things have a funny way of working out.

This is part of the hugely popular Doctor series of films, with Dirk Bogarde reprising his role as Dr Simon Sparrow.

Back for more hilarious misadventures, Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) endures a wacky series of internships in search of his medical calling. But when he decides to try his hand at surgery, standing in his way is formidable chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt (James Robertson Justice). Sparrow's chance of getting on staff at the esteemed hospital is nil after he unwittingly insults Spratt. But with Sparrow, things have a funny way of working out.

Ava Gardner was never more alluring than as the half-caste heroine of Bhowani Junction. Set during India's battle for independence from Britain, the film begins with Ava returning to her native land after spending several years in England. Her true loyalties, and her own sense of who she really is, are put to the test by the two men in her life: Stewart Granger, whose job it is to prevent saboteurs from destroying the trains at Bhowani Junction, and Bill Travers, another half-caste. When she kills a potential rapist in self-defense, Ava is given comfort by Communist insurrectionist Peter Illing, further dividing her fidelities. A climactic attempt on the life of Mahatma Gandhi provides a rousing finish to thisromantic melodrama. Bhowani Junction was adapted from the novel by John Masters.

Ava Gardner was never more alluring than as the half-caste heroine of Bhowani Junction. Set during India's battle for independence from Britain, the film begins with Ava returning to her native land after spending several years in England. Her true loyalties, and her own sense of who she really is, are put to the test by the two men in her life: Stewart Granger, whose job it is to prevent saboteurs from destroying the trains at Bhowani Junction, and Bill Travers, another half-caste.