Figure 1.--This clip shows Michael Ande in "Der Trapp-Familie in Amerika" made in 1958. Michael played Werner and here wears a lederhosen costume. |
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A polar bear cub becomes an unwieldy pet for an Eskimo boy. Disney.
The Kid is ably played by Charlie Korsmo. At first he dresses raggedly, but winds up in a smart knicker suit.
George "Spanky" McFarland
"Trainspotting" is a charming, realistic look ar Scotland. The film was made by Boyle,
Macdonald and Hodge and based on Irvine Welsh’s cult novel. The film is set in Edinburgh, but not the charming Edinburgh that tourists see. The film shows the gritty side of the city. The film captures the blck comedy of the book. Trainspotting is unknown in America--at least before he film. Each train has a number and train lover would spend hours in stations and along tracks adding new trains to the ones they have spotted--rather like bird watching without the tramping around the county. The film is not, however, actually about that hobby. The joke of the title is that no trains have left the old Leith Central Station for decades, but the fact that working-class Edinburgh is invisible to New Town professionals is a cliche as old as the city itself.
This story of the Trapp family saga was first made in Germany, severla years before "Sound of Music" was filmed. Michael Ande played Werner in the film--the boys had different names in the "Sound of Music".
This second film about the Trapp family picks them up in America. Michael Ande again played Werner. We have, however, few details about the film at this time.
A magnificent old dame with a wicked past takes her staid nephew, after his mother dies, to exotic places in search of her imaginary lover. I don't know anything about this film yet. Alec McCowan.
Soccer-crazy village boy Qasem prefers street games to homework. When he hears that the national team will be playing in Tehwean, he stops at nothing to attend, including stealing from his parents and skimming his school mates.
his is the classic tale by Robert Louis Stevenson. Few books have been done in more film vesions. The two best, however are this version with Jackie Cooper and the 1950 version with Bobby Driscoll. Cooper is very good, but I found his pouting technique a little annoying. A young boy, Jim Hawkins (Jackie Cooper), is given a treasure map by a mysterious captain who is murdered. Jim is kidnapped by pirates led by Long John Silver.
It is hard to go wrong when a movie is based on a story like Robert Lewis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Bobby Driscoll plays Jim Hawkins. Bobby plays his part beautifully. I think this is the definative film version of Treasure Island. The 1934 version is also very good, but Driscoll is a far better little actor. Some Disney films are disappointing, but this one nailed the essence of the book. I saw this film as a little boy and then read the book. In my mind Lonj John here and Jim Hawkinns are the characters that have left and indelible imprint on my view of the Stevenson book.
I think that this was a German version of Treasure Island It was a made for television production with Michael Ande. I think some of the modern remakes of Treasure Island have been basically unecessary, adding nothing new to the story. This is a little different as it is more understandable that German viwers woukd like the story done in German using their favorite child star. Jim Hawkins in this production was played by Michael Ande, the most important German child star of the late 1950s and early 60s. Notice the image of Michael at a younger age in a different film here (figure 1).
Kim Burfield played Jim Hawkins. It is difficult to see what the producers saw that led them to believe a remake of Treasure Island was needed. There is nothing wrong about this version, I just fail to see what it adds to the telling of the story that was not provided in the earlier films. To market a film I guess you need a color versuion, but the Driscoll 1950 version was done in color.
Reasonably done remake with Charlton Heston a believable Long John. However it is a bit unsettling seeing "Moses" playing a pirate. Lots of action well woven into the film. Jim Hawkins is reasonably played by Christian Bale. He is about 14 or 15, however, and thus a bit too old for Jim. Nor does he convey the charisma of Jackie Cooper or Bobby Driscoll. The costumes are well done.
Here we have yet again another version of Treasure Island. I have not seen it and do not know if it added anuthing new to the telling of the story. Jim Hawkins was played by Kevin Zegers
Keith Mitchell
Robert Louis Stevenson story set around the life of a rich boy. He is picture briefly at the beginning of the film in as sissy suit with lace collar and Mary Jane patent shoes. His father dies and he is sold off by his cousin as a toddler. He is raised by a cruel medicine/carnival man who beats him if he doesn't steal enough. He is adopted by a kindly older man. The boy appears at about 10. I'm not sure who the actor is. He plays the role in a rather low-keyed way, but I rather liked his performance. He first appears in carnival tights. Later he appears in a suit and shirt with a nice broad white collar and long pants. He finds a lost treasure, but throws it away when he thinks he has ruined the lives of the couple which adopted him. After burning down their home, he retrieves the film, stripping down to his long underwear. Al this is not only preposterous, but impossible give the weight of the treasure. At any rate the boy is rather charming. In the end it is discovered that the man who adopted him is his uncle.
Two young boys set out to find a buried treasure.
A boy is robbed of his nobile birthright by his uncle. The boy appears briefly at the beginning of the movie at the age of about 13 years. He is forced to submit to servitude and gets in a fight with another servant boy. He wears breeches as the movie is set in the 18th century. I've seen the boy before in movies, but I don't know his name.
Bobby Blake had a brief scene selling Humprey Bogart a newspaper.
I'm not sure about the story line, but the cast includes three children, two of which are boys. One is Japanese and the other is European (Swedish?) Both boys wear shorts and knee socks. They are about 6 or so. I thought it might be a foreign dubbed in film. Mickey Rooney stars.
A baby sitter contends with the cruel jokes of her charge, who feigns dismemberment and death and the child's father who has escaped from an asylum.
Made for TV movie about a football player who befriends a handicapped boy, Ryan Blankenship (Lane Davis), only to fall victim to a crippling disease himself. Lane plays his part nicely and appears occasionally in shorts. I'd say he is about 12 or so.
Triumph des Willens/Triump of the Will is the most famous and masterful propaganda film of all time. It was the most famous film made in the NAZI era. It was a brilliant piece of propaganda film making. This documentary of the Sixth Nazi Party Congress at Nuremberg It helped fuel the power of the NAZI state. This powerful film had a tremendous impact on Germans, especially young Germans. Its sweeping style was later used by American director Frank Capra for his war documentaries. The director was Leni Riefenstahl. It may well be the classic propaganda film of all time. The power of the film probably was a factor in the Allied decision to hold the war crimes trials in Nuremburg. Leni Riefenstahl was personally commissioned by Hitler to make this film of the 1934 NAZI Party Congress at Nuremberg. Lots of scenes of Hitler Youth of all ages in shorts and knee socks.
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HBC believes this translates as Anton the Trumpeter. This film is similar to many films that hat were produced in Germany and other Eastern European countries during the 1970s and 80s. This particular film is from East Germany. It's about a boy who has a magic trumpet. The neighbours can't stand the noise when he plays and he wanders all over the place trying to find somewhere to practice, upsetting everyone in the vicinty and causing strange things to happen.
There's one scene in the film where the boy wears jeans. In the rest of the film he and his friends appear in a variety of styles of short pants. Ledehosen crop up a couple of times, but may not be recognisable as such because they are so short, at was common across Europe in the 19 70s and early 80s.
Female captives of the Greeks are to become slaves.
A wealthy socialite volunteers to lead a troop of Wilderness Girls in an effort to strengthen her self-esteem. Deals only with girls, but has its amusing moments.
Two new students at a parochial boarding school try to outwit the Mother Superior The fikm deals with girls. One of the students is Hailey Mills).
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The Trouble With Harry is a dark comedy set in rural Vermont. A small boy discovers a dead man'a body in the countryside, and suspicion falls on several of townspeople. The corpse is buried and dug up several times to "uncover" clues. The boy is played by Jerry Mathers, who 2 years later in 1957 would become Beaver Cleaver and take a shopping trip with Aunt Martha in the TV classic 'Leave It To Beaver'. In his role in 'Harry'. the 6 or 7 years old Jerry wore a "T" style shirt with blue horizontal stripes, brown boxer shorts (the HBC reader prioviding this review remembers wearing shorts like these when he was 6 or 7), blue ankle socks, and black and white saddle oxfords. Jerry's role is not prominent in the film, but he have a few good scenes in which he acts very well.
Fairly well done movie. Tucker's family includes three boys. The middle one is about 13 or so. A personable boy, but wears no interesting clothes. The younger boy is about 5 years old. He also wears uninteresting clothes, but briefly appears in a little 1940s-style outfit with yellow shorts for the unveiling of the car. At the beginning of the film, there are brief flashes of the family in earlier years. In one scene the older boy appears in a dressy short pants outfit, I think at Christmas when he was a about 8 or 9. It might have been velvet shorts, but it flashed by two quickly to be sure. After seeing that scene, I expected more nice scenes were to come later in the film, but such was not the case.
An East Coast teenager clashes with a gang when his family moves to California.
Ben Alexander
Bobby Blake had a small part.
English child star Desmond Tester played the role of Prince Edward VI in 'Tudor Rose' (1936). The American title was 'Nine Days a Queen'. The costuming was Tudor outfits. I would not have recognized him without the credits. He died a horrible death from an illness. Edward is often glossed over with thevkarger personalities of the other Tudors. But Edward was raised along withbhis half-sister Elizabeth a Protestant and it was during his reign that England became Protestant. A development is older sister Mary was unable to reverse.
A boy is magically transported to ancient Egypt where he teams with young Prince Tut to outwit some power hungry elders. Some nice Egyptian costumes, but horrid acting. Chris Barnes
Misadventures of a ne'er do well happy go lucky family that live like beach combers in a South Sea Island paradise. I seem to remember a boy in the family who wears shorts. Clips are often featured on Turkey Television.
Two Alaskan children are forced to fend for themselves after their father disappears on a hunting trip.
The stars of this film are the two white tiger cubs. There is also a British boy actor, I'm not sure about his name. He must have had fun with the cubs. What boy wouldn't love to plsy ith tiger cubs. The film is a period drama set in India during the Raj. The plot deals with the boy and the tigers as they grow up together. The boy wears a whire short pants sailor suit. The tigers are separated and later confront each other. Reviewrs while loving the cuddly, fuzzy tiger cubs, panned the film describing the plot and adult actors as deadly dull. The director was French, Jean-Jacques Annaud. I'm not sure how to describe the nationality of the film. A reader writes, "I just saw this movie "Two Brothers" which is about two cub tigers to becoming grown tigers. The film is in Southeast Asia, I think Cambodia under French colonial rule before World War I. There is a boy who plays the son of the administrator and his age is about ten years old. He wears various short trousers suits and sailor suits with short trousers. Also, a hunting short trouser suit with several buttons at the bottom of the pants. It is a very film and I enjoyed this picture." The Netflix promo on the film reads, "French director Jean-Jacques Annaud (The Bear) again trains his camera lens on animals -- adorable animals. This time, it's twin tiger cubs separated by fate. The bold brother is sold off to a circus, where living in a cage robs him of his spirit. Meanwhile, the shy cub becomes the much-loved companion of the governor's lonely son -- until his family gives the little tiger away to a man who plans to turn him into a fighter for sport."
An elementary school principal's promotion is threatened when he finds his children can turn themselves into bears.
Mauldlin drama about a spinster teacher in New Zealand. One of the few movies I have seen that picture New Zealand. A dreadful movie, but enlightened by some believable performances by the children. I don't know any of the details of the filming, but they must have gone to New Zealand. The movie focuses on the younger children, where the children don't wear uniforms, but a lot of the boys do wear shorts and knee socks. Some nice playground and class room scenes. Most of the children are Maori, but they are a few white kids also, one is a blond boy who usually appears in the back ground in a grey suit and cap. Interestingly, there are also older children at the school. They do wear uniforms, and the boys are all in shorts and knee socks. You only get a few brief glimpses of the costimes, usually at recess.
An elderly man waiting to die in a retirement home is given a new lease on life by his retarded grandson.
A sensitive story about the relationship between a young Jewish boy about 10 and an older man during World War II. Based on the director's (Berri) experiences hiding from the NAZIs with a French family. Michel Simon.
Two Weeks Notice was written and directed by Marc Lawrence (II). Lucy
Kelson (Sanra Bullock), a bright but quirky attorney. Her client (Hygh Grant) plays a charming, but irresponsible person--the same basic role Grant usually pklays. He is also filthy rich. Kelson is upset by her rich boss who seems to see her as a nanny rather than a high-powered attorney. She finally decided to call it quitscan restore an old house. A French reader reports, "Yesterday my wife viewed an American film " L'amour sans préavis " with Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock. In the credits at the beginning of the film they show actual family photographs of the the actors as children. One photograph shows Hugh Grant dressed in rompers like the French model. He was 2 years old."
Set in the early 1900s. A daughter is growing up, but her family refuses to recognize it. Tommy Rettig
Mediocre film based on the classic book. Darryl Hickman
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