Listings
: Judy Garland stars in: Presenting Lily Mars
with Van HeflinIn this enchanting and lighthearted musical comedy, Judy plays a small-town girl who wants to be an actress. Lily, in fact, will do almost anything to get on the stage and so in the great tradition of Hollywood in its heyday that's exactly what happens. Romance, songs, a witty script and scintillating performances make this rarely seen movie a holiday treat and TOMMY DORSEY and BOB CROSBY and their bands
Screenplay by RICHARD CONNELL and GLADYS LEHMAN based on the novel by BOOTH TARKINGTON Produced by Joseph Pasternak Directed by NORMAN TAUROG
(First showing on British television, Christmas Films: page 15
Contributors
Unknown:
Van
Heflin
Unknown:
Tommy
Dorsey
Unknown:
Bob
Crosby
Unknown:
Richard
Connell
Novel By:
Booth
Tarkington
Produced By:
Joseph
Pasternak
Directed By:
Norman
Taurog
Lily Mars:
Judy
Garland
John Thornway:
Van
Heflin
Mrs Thornway:
Fay
Bainter
Owen Vail:
Richard
Carlson
Mrs Vail:
Spring
Byington
Isobel Rekay:
Marta
Eggerth
Frankie:
Connie
Gilchrist
Leo:
Leonid
Kinskey
Poppy:
Patricia
Barker
Violet:
Janet
Chapman
: Machines in Motion
The Royal Institution's 154th Annual Christmas Lectures for Young People by Professor Leonard Maunder A six-part series2: Gathering Momentum
When Sir Isaac Newton defined the principles of motion in 1687, he laid the foundations for a vast range of machines, from the bicycle to the Harrier Jump Jet. Each time a new design is proposed, new questions are raised, and life and limb often depend on the answers, especially in vehicles. Presented for television by BRIAN JOHNSON
Contributors
Unknown:
Professor Leonard
Maunder
Unknown:
Sir Isaac
Newton
Television By:
Brian
Johnson
: A Waltons Special
A Day of Thanksgiving on Waltons' Mountain starring Ralph WaiteEllen Corby , Jon Walmsley
In the last of three specials based on The Waltons series, the time is the days before Thanksgiving, 1947, when the boys are safely back from war but the family is shattered. Upset that so many of them will not be sitting down for the traditional dinner. Ehzabeth takes matters into her own hands.
Written by KATHLEEN HITE
Produced by CLAYLENE JONES Directed by HARRY HARRIS
Contributors
Unknown:
Ralph
Waite
Unknown:
Ellen
Corby
Unknown:
Jon
Walmsley
Written By:
Kathleen
Hite
Produced By:
Claylene
Jones
Directed By:
Harry
Harris
John Walton:
Ralph
Waite
Jason:
Jon
Walmsley
Mary Ellen:
Judy
Norton-Taylor
Erin:
Mary Beth
McDonough
Ben:
Eric
Scott
Jim-Bob:
David W
Harper
Elizabeth:
Kami
Cotler
Ike Godsey:
Joe
Conley
Corabeth RONNIE:
Claire
Edwards
Grandma Walton:
Ellen
Corby
Cindy Walton:
Leslie
Winston
John-Boy:
Robert
Wightman
: News Summary
with subtitles, followed by Weather: World Snooker
The Year of the 147 A review of the 1983 Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship. David Vine looks back to that festival of snooker where CUFF THORBURN recorded the first ever maximum break in World Championship history, and STEVE DAVIS became the first player to win a second world title at the Crucible Theatre. These, and other highlights featuringALEX 'HURRICANE' HIGGINS
TONY KNOWLES
RAY REARDON
KIRK STEVENS
TERRY GRIFFITHS
BILL WERBENIUK and WILLIE THORNE.
Producer RON GUBBA
Videobook: The People's Champion BBCV 50 retailers
Contributors
Unknown:
David
Vine
Unknown:
Steve
Davis
Unknown:
Alex 'Hurricane'
Higgins
Unknown:
Tony
Knowles
Unknown:
Ray
Reardon
Unknown:
Kirk
Stevens
Unknown:
Terry
Griffiths
Unknown:
Bill
Werbeniuk
Unknown:
Willie
Thorne.
Producer:
Ron
Gubba
: The Case of the Frightened Lady
by EDGAR WALLACEAdapted for television by VICTOR PEMBERTON starring
Virginia McKenna Warren Clarke and Tim Woodward
Murder runs riot in Mark's Priory, and the frightened lady sleepwalks through the vast silent house.
Music composed by MARC WILKINSON Costume designer RF.G SAMUEL
Make-up designer SYLVIA THORNTON Designer RAYMOND CUISICK Producer CEDRIC MESSINA Director CHRIS MENAUL ●FEATURE: page 117
(Virginia McKenna stars in Watera of the Moon. Friday BBC1.90 pm)
Contributors
Unknown:
Edgar
Wallace
Television By:
Victor
Pemberton
Unknown:
Virginia
McKenna
Unknown:
Warren
Clarke
Unknown:
Tim
Woodward
Composed By:
Marc
Wilkinson
Designer:
Sylvia
Thornton
Designer:
Raymond
Cuisick
Producer:
Cedric
Messina
Director:
Chris
Menaul
Lady Lebanon:
Virginia
McKenna
Det Chief Superintendent Tanner:
Warren
Clarke
Lord Lebanon:
Tim
Woodward
Aisla Crane:
Elizabeth
Carvie
Sergeant:
Tottywilliam
Maxwell
Det Sergeant Ferraby:
Jeffrey
Hardy
Gilder:
Edward
Wiley
Brooks:
James
Berwick
Kelver:
Derek
Francis
Briggs:
Dean
Harris
Studd:
Edward
Hibbert
Scots police sergeant:
Bill
McGuirk
First police cadet:
Stephen
Jacobs
Second police cadet:
Peter
McNamara
Warder:
Matthew
Robertson
Partygoers:
Thirzie
Robinson
Partygoers:
Rupert
Baker
Partygoers:
Peter
Searles
Dr Amersham:
Anthony
Powell
Village constable:
Cyril
Cross
: Michael Caine in Funeral In Berlin
with Eva Renzi, Paul Hubschmid, Oscar HomolkaCaine returns to his Ipcress File role of Harry Palmer in the second of Len Deighton's spy thrillers. Harry is sent to Berlin to deal with a prospective defector, a Colonel in Russian Intelligence; however, matters are complicated by the intervention of an Israeli agent.
Screenplay by EVAN JONES Based on the book The Berlin Memorandum by LEN DEIGHTON Produced by CHARLES KASHER Directed by GUY HAMILTON Christmas Films: page 15
(Billion Dollar Brain: Friday 9.30)
Contributors
Unknown:
Eva
Renzi
Unknown:
Paul
Hubschmld
Unknown:
Oscar
Homolka
Unknown:
Harry
Palmer
Unknown:
Len
Deighton
Play By:
Evan
Jones
Unknown:
Len
Deighton
Produced By:
Charles
Kasher
Directed By:
Guy
Hamilton
Harry Palmer:
Michael
Caine
Samantha Steel:
Eva
Renzi
Johnny Vulkan:
Paul
Hubschmid
Colonel Stok:
Oscar
Homolka
Ross:
Guy
Doleman
Mrs Ross:
Rachel
Gurney
Hallam:
Hugh
Burden
Reinhart:
Thomas
Holtzmann
Kreutzmann:
Gunther
Meisner
Aaron Levine:
Heinz
Schubert
Werner:
Wolfgang
Völz
Otto Rukel:
Klaus
Jepsen
Artur:
Herbert
Fux
Benjamin:
Rainer
Brandt
Monika:
Ira
Hagen
Brigtt:
Marte
Keller
: The Marx Brothers In Horse Feathers
When Groucho becomes the president of Huxley College, he decides to sign up two famous football players for the college team. But in their place he gets a bootlegger iceman and a dog catcher, who bring with them some unusual tactics.Professor Quincey Adams Wagstaff
GROUCHO MARX
Screenplay by BERT KALMAR , HARRY. a J. PERELMAN and ILLa JOUNSTONE
Directedbynormanmcleoo
Christmas Films: page 15
Contributors
Unknown:
Professor Quincey Adams
Wagstaff
Unknown:
Groucho
Marx
Unknown:
Bert
Kalmar
Unknown:
J.
Perelman
Pinky:
Harpo
Marx
Barovelli:
Chico
Marx
Frank Wagstaff:
Zeppo
Marx
Jennings:
David
Landau
Connie Bailey:
Thelma
Todd
Peggy Carrington:
Florine
McKinney
Mullens:
Guinn
Williams
McCarthy:
Joseph
Sauers
Retiring President:
Reginald
Barlow
Professor Hornsbogle:
Robert
Greig
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