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During his brain surgery, Peter (David Niven) goes on trial not just for his life, but for his love with June (Kim Hunter). Part 3 of 3. First posted February 27, 2012.

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A Matter of Life and Death @ Turner Classic Movies
Kim Hunter @ Wikipedia

Peter and June (David Niven, Kim Hunter) face The Judge (Abraham Sofaer) with his long white robes and wig, flanked by Frank (Roger Livesey) and Farlan (Raymond Massey).

Peter (David Niven) meets June’s friend Frank (Roger Livesey), a village doctor with an expertise in neurology who tries to reconcile the world of Peter’s brain with the Other World where his trial is imminent. Part 2 of 3. First posted February 20, 2012.

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David Niven @ Wikipedia
David Niven @ BFI
“Stairway to Heaven” trivia @IMDB

Celebrating our 200th episode, clips from past episodes, and we start a critically-acclaimed film about a doomed British airman (David Niven) whose life is saved by mistake and falls in love with an American radio operator before the mistake is realized. Part 1 of 3. 1946. First posted February 13, 2012.

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War, Love and Weirdness @ The Guardian
Article @ Turner Classic Movies
The BFI 100
Total Film‘s 50 Greatest British Films Ever

Against a blue sky, Peter (David Niven) holds June (Kim Hunter) and her bicycle which has a small U.S. flag flying from it.

Tommy and Jeff learn the Miracle of Brigadoon, but Harry (Edward Villella) threatens to destroy it. Part 2 of 2.

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Edward Villella @ Wikipedia
Edward Villella @ Kennedy Center Honors
Sally Ann Howes @ Wikipedia
Sally Ann Howes talks to Rosie O’Donnell @ YouTube

In this rare tv adaptation of the Broadway musical, two Americans (Robert Goulet, Peter Falk) racing a car through Scotland follow a mysterious woman (Sally Ann Howes) to a town that seems suspended in time. First aired 1966. Part 1 of 2.

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Brigadoon @ Wikipedia
RobertGoulet.com (music autoplays)
Robert Goulet @ Biography
Robert Goulet YouTube Channel (curated by wife Vera)
Will Farrell as “Robert Goulet” @ YouTube

Doug (Peter Graves) is able to remember the aliens’ devious plans and might have found a way to stop them. But will anyone believe and help him? Part 2 of 2.

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Mission: Impossible TV series @ Wikipedia
A clip from Airplane! @ YouTube
Peter Graves retrospective video played at his 2010 memorial @ YouTube

A nuclear scientist (Peter Graves) goes missing in a deadly plane crash, then turns up healthy except for a foggy memory and a mysterious scar on his chest. What happened to him? 1954. Part 1 of 2.

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“The Unknown Wilder” @ Kid In the Front Row
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During his brain surgery, Peter (David Niven) goes on trial not just for his life, but for his right to love June (Kim Hunter). Part 3 of 3.

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Kim Hunter @ Wikipedia

Peter (David Niven) meets June’s friend Frank (Roger Livesey), a village doctor with an expertise in neurology who tries to reconcile the world of Peter’s brain with the Other World where his trial is imminent. Part 2 of 3.

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David Niven @ Wikipedia
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“Stairway to Heaven” trivia @IMDB

In World War II, the life of a doomed British airman (David Niven) is saved by mistake, and he falls in love with an American radio operator before the mistake is realized. Part 1 of 3. 1946.

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Article @ Turner Classic Movies
The BFI 100
Time Out‘s 100 Best British Films: #6
Total Film‘s 50 Greatest British Films Ever

The legendary miser (Seymour Hicks) continues his journey with the ghosts to learn the consequences his actions have on others and himself. Part 2 of 2.

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Hey! It’s That Guy!
Donald Calthrop @ BFI
The rest of the MFTB Calthrop oeuvre (so far): The Evil Mind, Blackmail, Band Waggon and The Man Who Changed His Mind

In this adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, the miserly Ebeneezer (Seymour Hicks) begins his journey through the errors of his ways. Part 1 of 2. 1935.

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Seymour Hicks as Scrooge @ Wikipedia
Scrooge, or Marley’s Ghost @ BFI
Scrooge, or Marley’s Ghost @ YouTube (silent, music added)

When his first testing on humans goes fairly well (despite one death), Doctor Laurience (Boris Karloff) considers a new younger vessel for his own mind. Can Claire (Anna Lee) stop him? Part 2 of 2.

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Anna Lee @Wikipedia
Anna Lee Obituary @Soap Central
Lila Quartermaine @ General Hospital Wiki

Boris Karloff stars as a scientist whose controversial studies of the human brain have made him a pariah. But things may get more dangerous when a powerful publisher starts supporting him. 1936. Part 1 of 2.

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