Elsa Lanchester

  Binding: DVD Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD) Description: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich and Charles Laughton star in this brilliantly made courtroom drama (The Film Daily) that left audiences reeling from its surprise twists and shocking climax. Directed by Billy Wilder, scripted by Wilder and Harry Kurnitz and based on Agatha Christie's hit London play, this splendid, six-time Oscar-nominated* classic crackles with emotional electricity (The New York Times) and continues to keep movie lovers riveted until the final, mesmerizing frame. When a wealthy widow is found murdered, her married suitor, Leonard Vole (Power), is accused of the crime. Vole's only hope for acquittal is ... Read Full Story

When I was in college, I worked for a time as a waitress at a British pub. Once a week an older lady came in and played British pub songs on the piano. I just found this CD to list and think it is great fun. It's by Elsa Lanchester - The Bride of Frankenstein - and she is singing Bawdy Cockney Songs. It's such a hoot that I couldn't resist passing a song list along: Fiji Fanny At the Drive In Please Sell No More Drink to My Father When a Lady Has a Piazza Linda and Her Londonderry Air If You Peek ... Read Full Story

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