Items Matching Tag 'Terry-Thomas'

The Last Remake of Beau Geste (DVD Details)
Marty Feldman plays Digby Geste, the ‘identical’ twin brother to Beau (Michael York) but without his dashing sibling’s do-or-die heroics. When a priceless family heirloom is stolen their fates are sealed and the lunacy escalates as the laughs come thick and fast.

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (DVD Details)
This extraordinary comic version of the historic 1910 London-to-Paris air race features the greatest aviators from around the world. They all come together when a stuffy, but very rich, newspaper publisher decides to sponsor an airplane race across the English Channel, offering 10,000 pounds to the winner.... The escapades between the American, British, French, German, Italian and Japanese...

Monte Carlo Or Bust (DVD Details)
Screen Legend Tony Curtis leads an all star international cast in this hilarious romantic and action-packed romp! Set in glorious Monte Carlo, this hugely entertaining follow-up to Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines follows dashing Chester Schofield (Curtis) as he sets out to better his rival Sir Cuthbert Ware-Armitage (Terry-Thomas) on the arduous Monte Carlo Rally.

Robin Hood: Special Edition (Disney) (UK) (DVD Details)
The legend of Robin Hood, one of the most popular stories of all time, is brought magically to life in this full length, animated Disney classic. The spirit of fun and romance abounds as Robin Hood, the swashbuckling hero of Sherwood Forest, and his valiant sidekick Little John, plot one daring adventure over another.

How To Murder Your Wife (UK) (DVD Details)
Bachelorhood is bliss for cartoonist Stanley Ford (Jack Lemmon). He has his own butler (Terry-Thomas), and lots of delectable dames at his beck and call. However, all this changes when he awakens one morning after a wild bachelor party to find himself married to gorgeous Italian beauty Virna Lisi, who can`t speak a word of English. Now the consummate bachelor is forced to go to any lengths to...

Abominable Dr. Phibes, The (UK) (DVD Details)
Meet Doctor Phibes: a one-time concert musician who`s now an all-time crazed murderer. In this clever, crypt-kicking classic, horrormeister Vincent Price plays a diabolical doc seeking the ultimate in revenge with precision creepiness and surgical wit. Watch Dr. Phibes live up to his promise: "Nine killed her, nine shall die, nine eternities in doom!" After a team of surgeons botch his beloved...

It`s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (US) (DVD Details)
Spencer Tracy heads a hilariously zany cast that stars Hollywood`s greatest comedians (Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas and Jonathan Winters) and features cameo appearances by every joker and jester in the business, from Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis to The Three Stooges. Nominated for 6 Oscars®, It`s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad...

Carlton Browne Of The F.O. (UK) (DVD Details)
Peter Sellers is Amphibulos, the corrupt Prime Minister of a small Pacific Island. He hopes to profit from renewed interest in the island from the British, in the wake of the death of the island`s king and the number of valuable mineral deposits being found on the island. Carlton-Browne (Terry-Thomas) is the hapless man from the Foreign Office sent to re-establish friendly relations with the...

Make Mine Mink (UK) (DVD Details)
Retired major Terry-Thomas, ex-con Billie Whitelaw, eccentric dowager Athene Seyler and disgruntled teacher of etiquette Hattie Jacques are among the peculiar residents of a boarding house who turn into modern day Robin Hoods, stealing furs for charity. This film version of the hilarious farce was a box office hit and includes cameo appearances by Kenneth Williams, Irene Handl and Clement Freud.

Too Many Crooks (UK) (DVD Details)
A gang of incompetent crooks (George Cole, Sid James, Bernard Bresslaw) unsuccessfully attempt to rob Terry-Thomas`s tight-fisted millionaire but then decide to kidnap his daughter instead. This likeable farce boasts a marvellous cast of familiar British faces including John Le Mesurier and Terry Scott.

Naked Truth, The (UK) (DVD Details)
A fast-paced black comedy, which was an early hit for Peter Sellers. He joins Terry-Thomas, Shirley Eaton, Joan Sims and Peggy Mount as a group of celebrities and VIPs who are being blackmailed by the sleazy editor (Dennis Price) of a scandal rag called The Naked Truth. Terry-Thomas is, as ever, delightful as the shifty Lord of the Realm.