Somerset Maugham introduces four of his favourite stories. all of which are based on personal experience or people he knew. Written for the screen by R.C Sherriff.
'The Facts of Life'. Director Arthur Smart.
Ian Fleming (not that one), Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne, Mai Zetterling, Angela Baddeley, James Robertson Justice.
'The Alien Corn'. Director Harold French.
Dirk Bogarde, Honor Blackman, Raymond Lovell, Irene Brown, Françoise Rosay (who is playing the piano).
'The Kite' Arthur Crabtree.
George Cole, Hermione Baddeley, Mervyn Johns, Susan Shaw, Bernard Lee.
'The Colonel's Lady'. Director Ken Annakin.
Cecil Parker, Nora Swinburne, Cyril Raymond, Wilfred Hyde-White, Ernest Thesiger, Felix Aylmer.
This is the one with the very, very subtle alternate ending.
Photographed by Reg Wyer and Ray Elton. Good score from John Greenwood.
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