David Dent Movies

Stars in Your Eyes is a glorified "vaudeville" picture, tied together by the thinnest of plotlines. As the top British vaudeville houses begin closing their doors, a great many entertainers are thrown out of work. At the instigation of music-hall headliners Sally Bishop (Patricia Kirkwood) and Jimmy Knowles (Nat Jackley), a group of veteran performers decide to reopen one of the old theatres, staging a gala opening revue to attract the customers. Financing this project is the wife of alcoholic ex-songwriter David Laws (Bonar Colleano). A gang of crooks tries to sabotage the show, but all ends happily -- especially for Laws, who is reunited with his loving spouse. Among the guest performers in Stars in Your Eyes is Vera Lynn, the sweetheart of WW II, whose famous rendition of "We'll Meet Again" was heard in the unforgettable finale of Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

This British comedy pokes fun at the rigors of army life as it chronicles the exploits of an army surplus salesman who must serve two weeks in the reserve. There he must contend with a tough old sergeant-major whom he despises. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Postman Evans helps 3 women who wish for better lives after throwing coins into a wishing well in this drama. ~ Rovi

What Every Woman Wants!, at least according to this British comedy-drama, is a roof over her head. Elsy Albin and Patric Doonan play Jane and Mark, a newlywed couple with no home of their own. Forced to live with Jane's parents, the young marrieds are never permitted a moment's privacy. Complicating matters is the arrival of returning soldier Jim Barnes (William Sylvester), whom Mark thick-headedly regards as a romantic rival. Also gumming up the works is a local labor dispute which results in several heated family arguments. What Every Woman Wants! is based on Edwin Lewis' short story Relations are Best Apart. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The romantic travails within an English family provide the basis of this remake of Les Parents Terribles. It all begins as a young man finds himself falling in love with his father's mistress, causing his mother to fear that she lose both her husband and her son. When the father finds out about his son's love for the mistress, he gallantly gives her up. Meanwhile, an enamored aunt sees that family peace and harmony is restored. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Crime drama about a man who, after failing in the trawling business, decides to become a smuggler, with the encouragement of an unscrupulous partner who secretly desires the man's wife. When the police find them out, the man accidentally kills their third partner, and his original partner, believing the death a murder, helps get rid of the corpse and then blows the whistle under interrogation. At the end of the film, the man is hanged. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi

We're not sure, but the character of "Skimpy Carter" must have had some sort of following in Britain. Why else would a whole movie--Skimpy in the Navy--be built around this thinnish character? Music hall star Hal Monty plays the title role, playing an ex-soldier who becomes a sailor in order to seek out buried treasure. Monty and his pals Max Bygraves (later a stellar comedian in his own right) and Les Ritchie search and dig to and fro, all for the love of heroine Avril Angers. 84 minutes of forgettable songs and shapeless slapstick later, Skimpy emerges triumphant. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi