Jul 10th  
The Elusive Pimpernel**
(GB 1950)
British Lion/London Films. 109m.

Underrated remake of Alexander Korda's own 1936 original Pimpernel adventure, with Niven complimenting Leslie Howard, and though lacking a little passion, the colour and the settings are still typically colourful by these filmmakers.

Written, Produced and Directed by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger.
Starring: David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Cyril Cusack, Robert Coote, Jack Hawkins, Charles Victor, Eugene Deckers, John Longden, Patrick Macnee.
Photography: Christopher Challis.
Music: Brian Easdale.

Preceded by:
River Ride*
(GB 1963. Colne Valley Society. 17m.; Invaluable local movie record of the Wivenhoe-Brightlingsea railway line, shortly before its closure.)