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A Nice Girl Like Me
''A Nice Girl Like Me'' is a 1969 British comedy film directed by Desmond Davis. Plot The plot revolves around a girl who lives with her shrewd aunts, goes on a trip, gets pregnant, and must lie to her aunts that the baby is not hers. Cast * Barbara Ferris as Candida * Harry Andrews as Savage, Caretaker * Gladys Cooper as Aunt Mary * William Hinnant as Ed * James Villiers as Freddie * Joyce Carey as Aunt Celia * Christopher Guinee as Pierre * Fabia Drake as Miss Grimsby * Irene Prador as Mme. Dupont * Erik Chitty as Vicar * Totti Truman Taylor as Miss Charter * John Serret as Museum Attendant * John Clive as Supermarket Shopper * Ann Lancaster as Miss Garland * Shelagh Wilcocks as Labour Ward Sister * Susan Whitman as Labour Ward Nurse * Douglas Wilmer as Postnatal Clinic Doctor * Jane Kenealy as baby Production In May 1967 Stanley Baker said he was going to produce and star in the movie alongside Hayley Mills. Filming was to begin in August. By May 1968 the film was going to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Davis
Desmond Stanley Tracey Davis (24 May 1926 – 3 July 2021) was a British film and television director, best known for his 1981 version of '' Clash of the Titans''. Early life and career Desmond Davis joined the British Army film unit serving at the end of the Second World War at age 18. He travelled extensively and the footage of his work can be seen in the Imperial War Museum. After serving his apprenticeship as a clapper boy in the 1940s, working on classic movies such as '' The African Queen'', Davis worked his way up to first camera operator in low-budget British films of the 1950s. In the 1960s, Davis worked as a camera operator on such internationally acclaimed films as ''A Taste of Honey'', '' The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner'', '' Freud: The Secret Passion'' (directed by John Huston) and ''Tom Jones'', which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Director Davis made his directorial debut in 1964 with '' Girl with Green Eyes'' winning the US National Board of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |