The desert pocket mouse chaetodipus penicillatus is a north american species of heteromyid rodent found in the southwestern united states and mexico. Genres musical, comedy directors michael relph,michael ralph cast includes alfred marks, sidney james. Desert mice 1959 mediocre british entertainers go to africa to raise troop morale in world war ii. All three have highly developed hind legs, live in deep burrows and rarely drink water. There are many great moments to treasure in this film. The desert rats was a quickly assembled followup to 20th centuryfoxs successful war film the desert fox. A fantastic cast star in this world war ii comedy farce, featuring the antics of an eclectic mix of entertainers of an organisation that called itself entertainment national service association. They are adaptable creatures that can inhabit almost any environment. Discover what genre desert mice, 1959, directed by michael relph, with dora bryan, belongs at turner classic movies. Ww2 british entertainment troupe bring comedy and chaos to north africa. Set in the second world war, this british comedy film, directed by michael relph, is the fictional story of an ensa troupe of entertainers.
The film s title, desert mice, is itself a painful pun on the biopic of rommel the desert rats, and many of the acts depicted are on the verge of awful, and certainly amateur, but this is carried by its cast, which includes the explosive sergeant alfred marks, sid james, liz fraser, the delightful irene handl, and the scatty dora bryan. This page is best viewed in an uptodate web browser with style sheets css enabled. Alternatively, use the tick boxes to select only the releases you wish to view and then click apply filter. Deep underground, mice raise their young and store foraged seeds.
The pinacate mice showed a perfect match between coat color and spelling of their mc1r gene. Overview of the desert rats, 1953, directed by robert wise, with richard burton, robert newton, robert douglas, at turner classic movies. Description this will be in stock and despatched from the 14th of january war in film box set 3dvd collection volume 1 with optional subtitles. Directors michael ralph cast includes alfred marks, sid james, dora bryan, liz fraser, irene handle. The films title, desert mice, is itself a painful pun on the biopic of rommel the desert rats, and many of the acts depicted are on the verge of awful, and. Goodbye charlie 1964 tony curtis, debbie reynolds, pat boone full length comedy fantasy movie. John steinbeck 19021968 of mice and men is a short novel which steinbeck tried to make like a play, and of which he produced also a version for the state the same year. John le mesurier list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Some desert rodents receive all of their moisture from food and conserve water through a special metabolic process. A world war ii farce that follows the antics of an ensa entertainment national service association group. Desert mice 1959 british board of film classification. Great british screen stars website 1,665 photos facebook. According to home is the hero, i can look forward to emotional family rows, neighbor children peeking in the windows, lots of drinking and silliness in the pub, and the. Just good wholesome humour, just as a film should be.
Groundbreaking melodrama about the love that dare not squeak its name. It is full of great performances especially lon chaney, jr. With that films success, arnold never made another sciencefiction movie. Dora may broadbent, obe 7 february 1923 23 july 2014, known as dora bryan, was an english actress of stage, film and television. Sinise and malkovich had such great connection in this movie due to their role as brothers in a play back in 1980 called true west.
To obtain this category cuts were required but the details are not available. Despite their names, they are neither rats nor mice. Starring alfred marks, sid james, dora bryan, dick bentley, reginald beckwith and irene handl, desert mice is 1959 comedy film directed by michael relph. Rat film directed by theo anthony, 82m, 2016 introduced by dr. After the audie murphy western no name on the bullet 1959, he. A personal appreciation of classic british film and television stars, their films and programmes from 19301980. William hartnell as will buckley, david kossoff as professor alfred kokintz, leo mckern. Desert mice 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Before seeing the film the ingredients of a popular movie using your own knowledge of films and cinema going, make a list of the thi ngs which make a film popular. It stars richard burton, robert newton, robert douglas, torin thatcher, chips rafferty and james mason. Comedy about the activities of an ensa every night something awful troupe of entertainers.
Members of this family have furlined cheek pouches that are used to carry seeds. Desert mice 1959, a film by michael relph theiapolis. Desert mice is a 1959 film starring alfred marks, sidney james, dora bryan. John le mesurier full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The mouse that roared was made into a 1959 film starring peter sellers. May 24, 20 of mice and men in the 1992 film adaptation of steinbecks novella, of mice and men, gary sinise and john malkovich work together to create a bond throughout the movie that the audience grows to adore. The cork film festival has been so kind as to give me a useful primer on life in the west of ireland, in the form of an archival screening of this rare 1959 irish film. Adventures of a concert party sent to entertain the troops in north africa during world war ii. Desert mice is something of a disappointing british comedy given the pedigree of talent involved. The feeble title pun on desert rats the nickname given to the british troops who fought against rommel in. The desert pocket mouse is a mediumsized pocket mouse with a long tufted tail. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience.
Jacks, directed by robert wise, that stars richard burton, james mason, and robert newton. Desert mice 1959 by wellbeck film distributors limited. Music is by leigh harline and cinematography by lucien ballard. Its a film about ensa the entertainments national service. His brother was the film actor leslie howard and his sister the casting director irene howard. The desert rats sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe.
The heteromyids are a group of rodents consisting of kangaroo rats and pocket mice. A world war ii farce that follows the antics of an ensa entertainment national service association. Nov 01, 2012 its just a bunch of us old farts down here in mesa arizona gods little waiting room going through our second childhood, as we cruise the desert and mountains, stopping a lot to pee, having a. Lcr mscp covered species rodents desert pocket mouse. The rats and mice are among the most sucessful mammal groups on earth. The desert fox 1951 james mason, cedric hardwicke drama, war. Just like many other desert rodents, the arizona pocket mouse lives in a burrow or a small hole dug deep into the ground. The films title, desert mice, is itself a painful pun on the biopic of rommel the desert rats, and many of the acts depicted are on the verge of awful, and certainly amateur, but this is carried by its cast, which includes the explosive sergeant alfred marks, sid james, liz fraser, the delightful irene handl, and the scatty dora bryan. Ratings info contains mild sex references and innuendo, and very mild language.
The feeble title pun on desert rats the nickname given to the british troops who fought against rommel in north. The supporting cast includes jean seberg and leo mckern. A tiny, backward duchys sole support is wine imported to the u. The desert pocket mouse chaetodipus penicillatus sobrinus is a member of the family heteromyidae, which in addition to pocket mice, also includes kangaroo rats and mice. Find out how the ape mans falls for the woman, and how a venture into film fails. Desert mice is a 1959 british comedy film featuring alfred marks, sid james, dora bryan, irene handl, john le mesurier and liz fraser. Make mine a million is 1959 comedy film directed by lance comfort, starring arthur askey, sid james, dermot walsh, olga lindo, clive morton and sally barnes. Richard burton plays an officer in the british eighth army, battling rommels forces in. True to its common name, the mediumsized desert pocket mouse prefers sandy, sparsely vegetated desert environments. The sonoran desert, with its great diversity of habitats, is blessed with an abundance and a wide variety of these fascinating creatures. A collection from the renown archives of films depicting war in many different ways. Fresh from the music halls, they bumble their way from army camp to camp.
Many of these videos are available for free download. Mediocre british entertainers go to africa to raise troop morale in world war ii. Bbc news sciencenature desert mickey mouse on film. Its a film about ensa the entertainments national service association who were basically entertainers who went around the army and gave the troops something to think about other than the threat of imminent death and destruction. Jerboa, hopping mice and kangaroo rats all adapt similarly to desert environments. Set in ww2, this is the story of an ensa troupe of entertainers. Download or listen to free movies, films, and videos this library contains digital movies uploaded by archive users which range from classic fulllength films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts.
He married the actress jean compton mackenzie a daughter of the actor frank compton in 1936 and they had a son. Mediocre british entertainers go to africa to raise troop. Through an unfortunate decision by a junior officer, the quiet life of major poskett alfred marks in the desert, is thwarted by the perceived need for entertainment. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment. Adventures of a concert party sent to entertain the troops in north africa during. This arrives in the form of bert bennett sid james and gay bennett dora bryan along with their band of artistes.
Established fans and completionists will undoubtedly enjoy seeing what. In 1959, 29yearold alicia gris, a capable, insightful operative working for the. The mouse that roared is a very funny 1959 film starring peter sellers in three different roles, and hes brilliant in all of them. Desert mice 1959 watchrs club a world war ii farce that follows the antics of an ensa entertainment national service association group. See the full list of desert mice cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The desert rats is directed by robert wise and written by richard murphy. All 18 darkcolored pinacate mice shared a common set of 4 singleletter spelling differences in their mc1r gene compared to the lightcolored mice collected nearby. Desert mice 1959 posters shop the cinema museum, london. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others.
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