Friday, August 20, 2010

Aug 20th
One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing*
GB 1975. Walt Disney. 94m.

A civil servant sneaks out a secret formula which is pursued by the Chinese through London.
Enjoyably silly spoof adventure with prolonged action sequences but making excellent use both of familiar English places and faces.

Written/Produced by: Bill Walsh, based on the novel "The Great Dinosaur Robbery" by David Forrest.
Director: Robert Stevenson.
Starring: Peter Ustinov, Helen Hayes, Derek Nimmo, Joan Sims, Clive Revill, Bernard Bresslaw, Andrew Dove, Max Harris, Deryck Guyler, Roy Kinnear, Natasha Pyne, Richard Pearson, Max Wall.
Photography: Paul Beeson.
Music: Ron Goodwin.
Art Direction: Michael Stringer.

Preceded by:
Superman in
The Mummy Strikes**
(US 1943. Paramount/Famous Artists. 8m.; Clark Kent uncovers the story of a Mummy's ancient curse, which comes alive!; d: Izzy Sparber; voices of Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck.)

ONE OF OUR DINOSAURS IS MISSING. The star of the title, who also later made a guest appearance on the deserts of Tatooine.

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