# Wooohoo! Ealing Studios movies every Thursday this month on TCM **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 6, 2002, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohoo-ealing-studios-movies-every-thursday-this-month-on-tcm/140865 "2002-12-06T04:53:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohoo-ealing-studios-movies-every-thursday-this-month-on-tcm/140865/1 "2002-12-06T04:53:07Z")
As I type, the second of tonight’s movie is beginning: Passport to Pimlico, which I’ve never seen. We just finished watching Kind Hearts and Coronets. This is a bonanza for us ES fans - just thought I’d tip you off! Hopefully you may even catch Passport to Pimlico tonight. ::hit submit button hurriedly and runs back to the TV room:: ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohoo-ealing-studios-movies-every-thursday-this-month-on-tcm/140865/2 "2002-12-06T08:11:30Z")
I don’t get AMC [burning, burning jealousy:mad:] Passport to Pimlico is no Kind Hearts and Coronets, but it’s okay. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohoo-ealing-studios-movies-every-thursday-this-month-on-tcm/140865/3 "2002-12-06T11:29:29Z")
What about ‘The Ladykillers’? ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohoo-ealing-studios-movies-every-thursday-this-month-on-tcm/140865/4 "2002-12-06T14:37:25Z")
I think you mean TMC, not AMC? ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohoo-ealing-studios-movies-every-thursday-this-month-on-tcm/140865/5 "2002-12-06T14:39:03Z")
Oops, and _I_ meant TCM, not TMC . . . ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohoo-ealing-studios-movies-every-thursday-this-month-on-tcm/140865/6 "2002-12-06T14:40:49Z")
“Ealing Studios”? I’ve never heard of 'em or the two movies you listed, **Eve**. Can you give some background/info? Genre? Stars? (I’m going on the assumption that if you’re recommending it, it’s good) Fenris ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohoo-ealing-studios-movies-every-thursday-this-month-on-tcm/140865/7 "2002-12-06T15:10:01Z")
AMC—American Movie Classics TMC—The Movie Channel TCM—Turner Classic Movies I’ll bet this is why TCM never got back to me when I tried (and tried and tried) to get them to do a Kay Kendall Night in conjunction with my book! They own b’cast rights to three of her films, but I suppose they figured “too many Brit films this fall as it is . . .” Would have been nice of them to goddam get _back_ to me, though . . . ---
**Author:** ![CyberPundit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@CyberPundit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyberPundit)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohoo-ealing-studios-movies-every-thursday-this-month-on-tcm/140865/8 "2002-12-06T15:13:13Z")
Ealing Studios is famous for its comedies made in the 1940’s and 50’s in Britain. The best-known are: Kind Hearts and Coronets Lavender Hill Mob Passport to Pimlico Whisky Galore Man in the White Suit Lady-Killers As for stars I don’t remember the names of the directors but Alec Guiness starred in several of them. You can find more information on imdb. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohoo-ealing-studios-movies-every-thursday-this-month-on-tcm/140865/9 "2002-12-06T15:14:50Z")
Oops, **Eve** is right. I was posting on the fly between two movies last night. I haven’t seen _The Ladykillers_ or _The Lavender Hill Mob_ in years, so I’m looking forward to their showings. Perhaps they’ll show some of the lesser-known movies, too, like _The Captain’s Paradise_ or _The Horse’s Mouth_. I, too, would like to hear more about ES from you, **Eve**. ---
**Author:** ![everton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@everton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/everton)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohoo-ealing-studios-movies-every-thursday-this-month-on-tcm/140865/10 "2002-12-06T15:18:51Z")
Watch out for the classic “chemistry aparatus” noise in [_The Man in the White Suit_](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0044876) - one of my favourite bits in the film. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohoo-ealing-studios-movies-every-thursday-this-month-on-tcm/140865/11 "2002-12-06T15:42:50Z")
[Here’s](http://www.wickedlady.com/films/ealing/ealing.html) a brief overview of Ealing’s history, as well as a filmography. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohoo-ealing-studios-movies-every-thursday-this-month-on-tcm/140865/12 "2002-12-06T15:54:37Z")
Kay Kendall made three films at Ealing (_The Square Ring, Dance Hall_ and _Meet Mr. Lucifer_)—but it was before she became famous and she only had bit parts in them, dammit. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohoo-ealing-studios-movies-every-thursday-this-month-on-tcm/140865/13 "2002-12-06T16:02:26Z")
I’ve heard about _The Man in the White Suit_! It’s supposed to be wonderful! Thanks for the heads up. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohoo-ealing-studios-movies-every-thursday-this-month-on-tcm/140865/14 "2002-12-06T17:18:40Z")
I’ve taped _Kind Hearts and Coronets_ to watch this evening. It’s a personal favorite that I haven’t seen for years. I was watching the hour-long documentary about Ealing Studios last night. I’ve never see _The Ladykillers_, so I’m not certain, but did they spoil the ending of the movie with that last clip in the railyard? From the narration, it sounds like they did. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohoo-ealing-studios-movies-every-thursday-this-month-on-tcm/140865/15 "2002-12-06T17:26:48Z")
Thread title edited to reflect Reality. ---
**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooohoo-ealing-studios-movies-every-thursday-this-month-on-tcm/140865/16 "2002-12-06T17:47:18Z")
I’m jealous, too, although if I wasn’t so lazy, I would drag the Betamax out of the cupboard, and find my home-taped copies of most of the films mentioned. Got to transfer that stuff one day. You’ll enjoy _The Ladykillers_ none the less for having seen a supposed spoiler, Miss Mapp (what you saw isn’t really a spoiler, anyway–I’ll say no more). _The Horse’s Mouth_ is one of my favourite movies, although it’s not properly an “Ealing” production. Guiness is terrific. This film is one of the very few that have really captured the novel on which it was based. “Must have been an explosion at the gasworks!” [http://www.imagesjournal.com/2002/reviews/horsesmouth/pic3.htm](http://www.imagesjournal.com/2002/reviews/horsesmouth/pic3.htm) Directed by Ronald Neame, who also directed Guiness in my other favourite forgotten film of his, called _Tunes of Glory_. I really like _Pimlico_. It conjures up that immediate post-war austerity of daily life in Britain (meat rationing didn’t end til 1954; food rations were actually cut in 1946-47 to below wartime levels!), and the daydreams of plenty. And _Whisky Galore_ is wonderful, filmed on location on Barra, with Joan Greenwood looking more sulty than ever.