Rita Tushingham

Straight on Till Morning -- When a waif is discovered wandering the streets of London on a cold night in 1898, no one thinks much of it...except a Scotland Yard detective and, more importantly, the friend to whom he relates his story. A tale of cruelty, greed and, through it a

It is 1947 England, and virginal theatre fanatic Stella (Georgina Cates -- "Clay Pigeons," "A Soldiers Sweetheart"), who still speaks with her dead mother by phone, joins a theatrical troupe headed by manipulative director Meredith Potter (Golden Globe-winner Hugh Grant -- "Two Weeks Notice," "Music and Lyrics"). Stella quickly falls for Potter, but he does not return her affections, driving her into the arms of the troupe's arrogant star, P.L. O'Hare (Emmy Award-nominee Alan Rickman -- the "Harry Potter" franchise, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"). O'Hare eventually takes Stella's virginity as more secrets of the troupe begin to unravel, although she secretly remains devoted to Potter. Directed by Mike Newell ("Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," "Four Weddings and a Funeral").

Colin (Michael Crawford) is an inhibited teacher who lives with his friend, Tolen (Ray Brooks). Tolen is very lucky with the ladies. Colin asks Tolen for advice on how to get a girl, and finding the advice impractical, he decides to start by buying a bigger bed. Colin is also trying to find a third roommate, and Tom (Donal Donnelly) happens by the house, and suddenly finds himself in the spare room. Nancy is new in town, lost, and looking for the YWCA. She happens upon Colin and Tom at the dump, where they are buying Colin’s gigantic new bed. They offer her a ride, and proceed to race through London on the bed. Colin seems too shy to speak much to Nancy, despite Tom's encouragement. Eventually, the trio reach Colin's house, where Tolen works his gruff magic on Nancy, and havoc ensues. Future stars Jacqueline Bisset and Charlotte Rampling appear in as extras.

This surrealist gem from director Richard Lester features an all-star cast in a series of mordant sketches about the struggles of several stereotypical British personalities who survive a nuclear holocaust. Rita Tushingham plays a woman who's 17 months pregnant, Dudley Moore and Peter Cook portray befuddled bureaucrats, and Ralph Richardson is a stiff-upper-lip gentleman who mutates into ... a sitting room.