Become a fan via fan sites about make mine mink, 1960, directed by robert asher, with athene seyler, hattie jacques, derek sydney. Bored with their humdrum lives four london flatmates decided that they should turn modern day robin hoods when they get a buzz from returning a fur coat to a neighbour before their housekeeper can be implicated. Make mine mink is a 1960 british comedy farce film directed by robert asher and featuring terrythomas, athene seyler, hattie jacques and billie whitelaw. This actionpacked military thriller stars armie hammer as a u. It is the eighth animated feature in the disney animated features canon. Make mine mink dvd 1960 shop the best classic films. An unlikely trio of women athene seyler, hattie jacques, and elspeth duxbury find new reasons. Terrythomas, billie whitelaw, hattie jacques, athene seyler, robert asher. The pace gets quicker, the laughs become a bit more zany, and the film on the whole becomes incredibly fun to watch.
Jun 01, 2016 zany collection of misfits led by aging military man terrythomas go on a spree of robbing mink coats. This time hes the leader of a gang of very unlikely crooks. If you have any information regarding this film, any of the stills, or even better, some now shots. Billie whitelaw enters a kensington flat where stage actress elspeth duxbury makes her movie debut, headed for the bath, terrythomas a fellow boarder and hattie jacques training gertrude penny morrell in english manners, opening the 1960 hit make mine mink. The landlady mistakenly returns a fur given to her by her maid for a full refund. Identified by john disson from an image he retained from long ago, the rear of st johns wood police station, greenberry street, london nw8, the front of which, in newcourt street, appears in the bank raiders and clegg while this gateway is seen in. Make mine mink was based on breath of spring, a play by peter coke. Make mine mink part 1 terrythomas hattie jacques kenneth. For the most part, the film is fun and funny, with terrythomas at the top of his game. A hugh stewart film in which terry joins forces with his fellow boarding house residents to setup a modernday gang of robin hoods who steal fur coats for charity. Hes not only in every scene, hes often the only person in the scene, playing a guy trapped in the middle of nowhere and reflecting. I have removed a star only because of the fullscreen ratio 4 x 3, according to the box. During the second world war, much of walt disneys staff was drafted into the army, and those that remained were called upon by the u. Buy make mine mink directed by robert asher online at alibris.
Make mine mink uk 1960 robert asher elspeth duxbury pinkie, hattie jacques nanette parry. Billie whitelaw enters a kensington flat where stage actress elspeth duxbury makes her movie debut, headed for the bath, terrythomas a fellow boarder and hattie jacques training gertrude penny morrell in english manners, opening the 1960 hit make mine mink, from a play by. Gordon organizes the fingers gang and takes the lead to teach billy a hard lesson and, make a little money herself. Make mine mink 1960 when lily billie whitelaw, a maid at dame beatrices athene seyler boarding house, steals a mink coat to give to beatrice, the other residents of the house organize to. Make mine mink 1960 starring terry thomas i love this movie. Rko radio pictures walt disney presents the talents of. Terrythomas, athene seyler, hattie jacques language. Make mine mink part 2 starring terrythomas hattie jacques billie whitelaw. Overview of make mine mink, 1960, directed by robert asher, with athene seyler, hattie jacques, sydney tafler, at turner classic movies. An unlikely trio of women athene seyler, hattie jacques, and elspeth duxbury find new reasons to live until their. Terrythomas in make mine mink 1960 dailymotion video.
It was based on the play breath of spring by peter coke, and its sequels. Terrythomas, backed by anton karas third man theme, skulking into what appears to be a waterfront dive to make contact with a fence, only to discover that hes stumbled into a salvation army mission. In a mansion block in knightsbridge, a gang of middleaged biddies decide to brighten up the dullness of the tea time of life by staging a series of robberies on furriers, then donating the proceeds to charitable concerns. Make mine mink is a film programme that first aired in 1960 and has been classified a u certificate. Make mine mink may not be at the level of the best of the ealing comedies, but very close, more broadly observed than some of the legendary films of that era, but for that a very very funny caper film both gentle and barbed, sweet and a bit sexy, silly and rather touching. Make mine mink based on peter cokes west end comedy breath of spring, plot concerns the blundering excursions into crime of a bunch of pinheaded amateurs, who specialize in. When lily billie whitelaw, a maid at dame beatrices athene seyler boarding house, steals a mink coat to give to beatrice, the other residents of the house. Joe bob briggs lucky pierre the sleaziest movies in the history of the world duration. Make it mine s instagram profile has 412 photos and videos. Make mine mink is a british comedy through and through, with a focus on farce and a droll sense of humor.
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Make mine mink 1960ofthilarious british comedy about guests at an elegant but rundown mansion who become unlikely thieves, stealing furs for charity. During the opening credits, a talking, animated mink introduces the film. Make mine a million is a 1959 british comedy film directed by lance comfort, starring arthur askey, sid james, and bernard cribbins. Make mine mink starring terry thomas i love this movie. A lovely, charming, completely crazy british comedy, make mine mink is about an elderly matron, dame beatrice, who rents out rooms in her spacious apartment to three tenants skinny, nervous pinky, stout and stern nan, and exmajor albert rayne the brilliant terrythomas. Dame beatrice appleby athene seyler is an elderly lady who devoted herself to charity work. The proceeds from the mink are donated to an orphanage as the police attempt to stop the impromptu gangs spree. Oddball british humor is as quirky as it gets in make mine mink about a former military man terrythomas who organizes an unlikely band of fur thieves in order to help fund an orphanage. Nelson eddy, dinah shore, benny goodman, andrews sisters, jerry colonna, andy russel, sterling holloway, riabouchinskaya and lichine, pied pipers, kings men, ken darby chorus in make mine music in cinecolor a famous studios production. Arthur ashton is a makeup man working for national television a parody of the bbc.
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Jan 16, 2014 make mine mink may not be at the level of the best of the ealing comedies, but very close, more broadly observed than some of the legendary films of that era, but for that a very very funny caper film both gentle and barbed, sweet and a bit sexy, silly and rather touching. With terrythomas, athene seyler, hattie jacques, billie whitelaw. Make mine mink uk 1960 robert asher elspeth duxbury. Members of a highclass boarding establishment steal furs to give the. Mar 06, 2017 a germandanish film, the land of mine, was nominated this year for best foreign film but lost to the salesman, an iranian production. An eccentric dowager runs a ramshackle boarding house with her excon maid and residents that include a retired major and a disgruntled etiquette teacher. At make it mine designs we are here during these challenging circumstances with your needs at the forefront of everything we do. Browse our collection of classic, hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. The screenplay concerns a group of eccentric misfits who go on a spree, stealing mink coats for charity in a robin hoodstyle gang. Its screwball farce on the highest level, as only the british could do in the 60s about seniors in a rooming house who decide to spice up their lives by joining a robbery plan that goes awry. He wants promotion on the advertfree national television service and. Make mine mink is a film directed by robert asher with terrythomas, athene seyler, hattie jacques, elspeth duxbury, year. Make mine mink rent movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray.
This film needs to be seen in letterbox format, but meanwhile lets thank the brazilians for giving us this gem of a film in any format whatsoever. The film parodies the stuffiness of the 1950s bbc and the effect of television advertising in the era. Make mine music is an animated feature produced by walt disney and released to theatres by rko radio pictures on april 20, 1946. Arthur ranks rank organisation and directed by robert asher, was based on a 1958 play by peter coke called breath of spring, which had been a success in both londons west end and new yorks broadway. Make mine mink is a 1960 british comedy farce film directed by robert asher and featuring terrythomas, athene seyler, hattie. Tresc serwisu dostepna jest na licencji creative commons 2. Jack hedley, elspeth duxbury, hattie jacques, billie whitelaw, athene seyler, terrythomas. Members of a highclass boarding establishment steal furs to give the proceeds to charity.
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