John Mills: Centenary Collection (1950)
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Box set of films starring John Mills.
'Great Expectations' (1946) is the classic film version of Dickens' novel,
directed by David Lean, in which orphan Pip (Anthony Wager) befriends an escaped
convict before being elevated to higher circles as the companion of mad Miss
Havisham and her niece Estella (Jean Simmons), with whom the boy quickly falls
in love. When the adult Pip (Mills) discovers a mysterious benefactor has paved
the way for him to become a gentleman, he assumes Miss Havisham is responsible.
In 'The October Man' (1947), a young man (Mills) is accused of murdering a
model. He has to prove his innocence to the police, society and himself, as he
has a history of mental disorders that may have made him commit the crime
without him realising.
In 'Morning Departure' (1950), based on the play by Kenneth Woollard, the crew
of a submarine, led by Lt. Commander Armstrong (Mills), is trapped on the sea
floor when it sinks. Will they be rescued before they run out of air?
'Waterloo Road' (1945) is a story of ordinary people in wartime that stars Mills
as a soldier gone AWOL, and Stewart Granger as the cad out to seduce his wife.
Noel Coward co-directed, wrote and starred in.
'In Which We Serve' (1942), a patriotic piece of World War II propaganda about a
destroyer, told through flashbacks and the reminiscences of the surviving crew
after their beloved ship is torpedoed. Mills plays Ordinary Seaman 'Shorty'
Blake.
'We Dive at Dawn' (1943) is a World War 2 drama that highlights the characters
(all aged only between 19 and 23 years) as much as the actual events. The
British submarine Sea Tiger's crew is looking forward to a long shore-leave
after months at sea. This is cut short when they are ordered to pursue and sink
the German battleship Brandenburg. The crew's sub-Commander (Mills) struggles to
fulfil the mission despite discovering that the battleship is heavily defended.
Along the way Sea Tiger encounters many obstacles and once the crew has
attempted to sink the battleship they have to escape knowing that they are about
to run out of fuel.
In 'Flame in the Streets' (1961) a Union man has to confront the prejudices of
his members when a black foreman is appointed, and the members threaten to
strike. When he discovers that his daughter (Sylvia Sims) wants to marry a
Jamaican he must confront his own prejudices.
In 'The History of Mr Polly' (1949) Mills stars as Alfred Polly, recently sacked
from his job he inherits money from his father, thus enabling him to take a bike
tour of the country. He falls in love but it all goes wrong so Alfred ends up
marrying his cousin, Miriam (Betty Ann Davies). They set up a draper's shop in a
small town. Miriam sours, they face bankruptcy and boredom and Mr Polly comes to
hate his life. In utter despair he decides to commit suicide, but even this goes
wrong and he is forced to take to the road again.
Special Features
Moving Memories documentary
Technical Details
Region 2
Sound: Dolby Digital
Main Language: English