If you want to avoid spoilers, watch the movie first. Basil radford and naunton wayne once again play the cricketloving duo. Crooks tour, a 1941 featurelength adventure film starring basil radford and naunton wayne as charters and caldicott, their beloved characters from the lady vanishes. You get a newly remastered print of the film its slightly sharper and steadier than the previous very good print, a scholarly commentary, a short documentary on hitchcock, an entire 1941 feature called crooks tour featuring the movies breakout comic relief charcters charters and caldicottt it proves they should have remained sidekicks but.
Crooks tour 1941 1h 20min comedy, mystery, drama 24 may 1941 uk charters and caldicott, touring in the. This can be described as a neapolitan camorra semiwestern noir film. Its not cricket was one of the last films that were made under the gainsborough pictures banner before they merged with the rank organization. Michael shayne the complete prc mystery collection. Thinking back the other day on my association with wayne and radford, i was astonished to realise that it is now thirteen years since i produced their first serial on the air. Apparently these characters became quite popular and appeared in various movies and programs over the years even television in the 80s.
Charters and caldicott, touring in the near east, are mistaken for german agents. Crooks tour, a delightful, oft hilarious espionage thriller, is the third of four official charters and caldicott films, and the only one to put them front and centre. Crooks tour 1941 two tourists are mistaken for german agents and handed a record containing vital information for britains enemies. Charters and caldicott, touring in the near east, are mistaken for german. Crooks tour is the 1941 film that reunited supporting characters caldicott and charters in another comic story of espionage, mistaken identity, and a slight romance. In the lady vanishes, charters and caldicott are singleminded cricket enthusiasts, rushing back to england to see the last days of a test match. They proved popular with audiences and returned in the gilliatandlaunder films night. They appeared in a dozen films together but this is only the second where they get star billing. Actually, i have known them both personally for nearly twenty years. A great film and a solid presentation, and a disc owners of even the fouryearold dvd remaster may want to consider since the picture box presentation is gone and the resolution is. Chief among the notable supplements are bruce eders typically enlightening and easytolistento audio commentary, and the complete 1941 feature film, crooks tour, which features basil radford and naunton wayne.
Abraham sofaer celebrity profile check out the latest abraham sofaer photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. For the remaining supplements you next get crooks tour, the complete film starring basil radford and naunton wayne, reprising their characters of charters and caldicott who appear in the lady vanishes. The lady vanishes criterion collection bluray 1938. It is adapted from a bbc radio serial of the same name. Crooks tour 1941 an unofficial sequel to the hitchcock film the lady vanishes 1938. The two would go on to appear in other films together, often playing similar characters. The film was based on the sixpart 1940 bbc radio series, broadcast between 23021940 and 28mar1940. Radford first appeared with naunton wayne as their characters charters and caldicott in alfred hitchcocks 1938 thriller the lady vanishes. Crooks tour was one of hundreds of british films that were run to death during. Charters basil radford and caldicott naunton wayne are touring the middle east. The film crooks tour shows their names entered in a hotel register as hawtrey charters and sinclair caldicott.
British films 1941 not yet released on dvd region 2. Maude courtney, did a songanddance act in the usa in the late 1890s. The lady vanishes, alfred hitchcocks comedythriller, came at the end of his british period. Wee hunk the models they used for the camp and the train were comically bad.
Crooks tour was one of hundreds of british films that were run to death during the. Crooks tour 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The immediacy probably stems from the topical subject matter. Conversation from 2010 between film scholars peter evans and bruce babington about director carol reed, screenwriters frank launder and sidney gilliat, and the social and political climate in which night train to munich was made plus.
That was crooks tour, written by frank launder and sidney gilliat, now the famous filmproducing team. Becoming a cultural phenomenon, it sold an estimated 60 million tickets in 1941 alone. A certain breathless immediacy pulses through carol reeds night train to munich, even if the movie conveys a puckish sense of fun. Crooks tour charters and caldicott full length comedy movie classis eng. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. These essays presume youve seen the film in question. Basil radford and naunton wayne repeat their charters and. Yet the real hero of the film is the lady of the title herself. Crooks tour charters and caldicott full length comedy movie. The lady vanishes by alfred hitchcock alfred hitchcock. He would complete only one other british production, jamaica inn, before crossing the atlantic to working for david o.
You also get the film crooks tour from 1941 starring basil radford and naunton wayne as their. They were popular enough to reprise their roles in night train to munich, which was again scripted by frank launder and sidney gilliat they appeared together in several other 1940s films, including crooks tour 1941, the next of kin 1942. The film concerns the young iris henderson margaret lockwood, heading home on a train after. A complete history of my sexual failures 2008 chris waitt. He appeared as a priest in the 1943 ealing second world war film undercover. The annex to john grants a comprehensive encyclopedia of film noir. First you will find crooks tour, the complete film starring basil radford and naunton wayne, reprising their characters of charters and caldicott who appear in the lady vanishes. Its directed by roy rich and alfred roome, the screenplay is by lyn lockwood and. The movies based on a bbc radio play likewise called crooks tour. Aqua teen hunger force colon movie film for theaters 2007 matt maiellaro. This dvd can be played on a dvdbluray player or pc please note this is an old film and the quality is not going to be high definition quality 720p or above.
Crooks tour charters and caldicott full length comedy. If you remember the two comedians in hitchcocks the lady vanishes, you will be pleased to know that they quickly put together a movie starring basil radford and naunton wayne. Caldicott and charters, touring in the near east, are mistaken for german agents and handed in error a gramophone record which contains vital information for. With basil radford, naunton wayne, greta gynt, charles oliver. January 17 gone with the wind goes into general release after touring in a roadshow version during 1940. Their other joint credits include crooks tour 1941, millions like us 1943, dead of night 1945, its not cricket 1948, quartet 1948, passport to pimlico 1949, and night train to.
Crooks tour 1941 as tourist on desert bus uncredited 49th parallel 1941. Harrys dvd picks and peeks for 3rd week of november. Charters and caldicott as war begins covers the period in charters and caldicotts screen life between 1938 and 1943 covering their first four film appearances the lady vanishes, night train to munich, crooks tour and millions like us all classic films. Crooks tour 1940 09031940 gb comedy, mystery 1h 20m user score. Bookended in film history by alfred hitchcocks influential the lady vanishes. This film noir stars jean rogers in a haunting story of a man who tries to frame his wife for a m.
Crooks tour 1941 charters and caldicott, touring in the near east, are mistaken for german agents and handed in er. Noel hood and basil radford in crooks tour 1940 greta gynt and naunton. Crooks tour comedy mystery film basil radford, naunton. Crooks tour is a 1941 british film directed by john baxter featuring charters and caldicott. Crooks tour 1 an eaterie in baghdad looks a bit continental, doesn. In this one, they inadvertently get caught up between british and nazi spies. A new critierion bluray features a fresh transfer of the film, plus a makingof video essay, audio excerpts of a 1962 hitchcock interview by francois truffaut, and crooks tour, a 1941 film that reteamed charters and caldicott. Watson meets sherlock holmes john gielgud 1954 duration. After visiting saudi arabia they find themselves in baghdad. Charters and caldicott touring in the near east are mistaken for german agents and handed in error a gramophone record which contains vital. Extras the gem is john baxters complete 1941 feature crooks tour, a continuation of the comic adventures of ladys stuffy sidekicks, charters and caldicott. The lady vanishes 1938, agatha christie, and grandmothers. The comic duo were especially familiar to uk audiences, not just as charters and caldicott in the lady vanishes 1938, alfred hitchcock but other films whose release was more limited to the uk including crooks tour 1941, john baxter and millions like us 1943, sidney gilliat and frank launder.
Crooks tour 1941 basil radford, naunton wayne, greta gynt. Crooks tour 1941 the alfred hitchcock wiki the hitchcock zone. After visiting saudi arabia they find themselves in bagdad where they are mistaken by a group of german spies for the messengers who are to carry a song record by beautiful singer. It was the first of four appearances as the pair of cricket fans. Adjusted for inflation with numerous rereleases, it remains the. Included with the movie are a wonderful commentary track by film historian bruce eder, the 1941 featurelength film crooks tour which stars basil radford and naunton wayne as charters and caldicott, characters that originated in the lady vanishes, excerpts from truffauts audio interview with hitchcock, a video essay about hitchcock and. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. Laughs are in abundance, but the verbal wit displayed by radford and wayne in earlier films is noticeably lacking. Criterions bluray is a passable effort with an av presentation that obviously beats its own 2010 dvd, but the complete lack of new bonus features not to mention night train to munichs relatively small footprint doesnt make this an essential upgrade or a recommended blind buy. Crooks tour comedy mystery film basil radford, naunton wayne 1941 dvd ebay.
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