John Gorman Movies

The long-running British sitcom The Two of Us made its London Weekend Television debut on October 31, 1986. The premise was deceptively simple: Hero Ashley (Nicholas Lyndhurst) wanted to marry his live-in girlfriend Elaine (Janet Dibley), but she turned down his proposals time and time again. Even the efforts of Ashley's lovable grandpa Perce (played originally by former Dr. Who Patrick Troughton, then by Tenniel Evans) to persuade Elaine to march to the altar met with failure. Ultimately, however, Elaine and Ashley were wed, and as the series concluded its fourth and final season, Elaine was pregnant. The 32 episodes of The Two of Us were spread out over a four-year span, ending on March 18, 1990. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

An excellent musical score by the Bee Gees adds appeal to this curious little movie about two ten-year olds, Daniel and Melody (Mark Lester and Tracy Hyde) who are completely taken with each other and announce to their parents, in all seriousness, that they plan to get married. This marriage is not planned for the distant future, but as soon as possible. The uproar that is caused when their seriousness becomes clear is not too surprising. Their best friend Ornshaw (Jack Wild) is not too thrilled with their plan either. What makes the film work is that the entire story is told from the children's point of view in which the grownups' objections, since they have no relation to the truth of what the children are feeling, come across as silly or inconsequential. This film is a reunion of sorts for Oscar-winning Oliver! co-stars Mark Lester and Jack Wild ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

Home Sweet Home is an appropriately old-fashioned title for this musty sentimental drama. Wealthy heroine Lila Leslie rebels against her parents and runs away from home. Once on her own, the girl proves easy pickin's for every sexual predator in town. Even worse, she becomes an alcoholic after one of her duplicitous swains plies her with liquor-filled candy. Sadder and wiser, Leslie heads wearily back to the open arms of her parents, thoroughly resigned to the fact that there's No Place Like Home. The cheapness of the production and the crudity of the acting tended to evoke laughter rather than tears, which may be why Home Sweet Home has never been ranked as a classic of the silent screen. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Divorcee Isabel Whitney (Kathlyn Williams) wants her eldest daughter, Eunice (Claire Adams), to marry Egbert Van Alyn (Crauford Kent), even though Jimmy Arnold (John Harron) has been her sweetheart since childhood. Eunice's younger sister, Arline (Pauline Garon), is a jazzy flapper who is creating her own troubles. She's loved by Danny Lawrence, a serious young man (Hal Cooley), but she prefers the company of the fast-and-loose Lester Howe (Maine Garey). In spite of her apparent frivolity, Arline is determined to save Eunice from marrying Van Alyn. Then she meets up with a stranger who informs her that he is her father, Richard Whitney (James Kirkwood), and that Isabel divorced him over a misunderstanding. Whitney and Lawrence discover that Van Alyn is an international crook and they dash to his home in time to keep him from stealing Isabel's jewels. Isabel reconciles with her husband, while her daughters wind up with the right mates. ~ Janiss Garza, Rovi