Celia Hewitt Movies
- 1976
- R
Michael Gough once more goes the horror-movie route in the British Satan's Slave. Gough plays the head of a coven of witches. He roams the countryside in search of new minions for the Dark Prince. A fiery climax caps this standard effort. Satan's Slave received but minimal theatrical play in the US, though it became a fixture of "Shock Theatre" TV manifests. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1967
Another semi-successful attempt to adapt the works of American fantasist H.P. Lovecraft to the screen, this is loosely based on the short story The Shuttered Room (also an alternate release title for the film), a story which is purported to be more the work of "posthumous collaborator" August Derleth. The story involves a couple's return to the creepy old ancestral home, located on an island in New England, in which they soon discover the dark secret hidden behind a heavily-locked door in the attic... a door the fearful townsfolk declare "must never be opened." Oliver Reed delivers one of his patented gruff, over-the-top performances as the local nutcase, and director David Greene creates a suitably moody atmosphere, but much like the Roger Corman-produced The Dunwich Horror, this film fails to act on the spooky potential of its theme. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gig Young, Carol Lynley, (more)
- 1967
Created by Alan Melville, the British sitcom The Whitehall Worrier was introduced as "The Mallard Imaginaire," the July 5, 1966 presentation of the BBC anthology Comedy Playhouse. Robert Coote starred as the Right Honourable Mervyn Pugh, an incredibly thickheaded MP. Pugh's stupidities were offset by the comparative brilliance of wife Janet (Moira Lister) and children David (Karl Lanchbury) and Michelle (Celia Hewitt). Lasting six episodes, The Whitehall Worrier was originally telecast from February 17 to July 13, 1967. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Coote, Moira Lister, (more)
- 1964
In this taut British drama, a wanderer becomes friends with a would-be runaway teenage girl. The two end up in a local barn and there she attempts to convince him to take her away from her unhappy homelife, but he will not. Meanwhile, police stage a massive manhunt for a fugitive child killer as well as for the missing girl. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Please Turn Over is an updated British variation on a theme put forth by the old Hollywood film Theodora Goes Wild. A bored young teenage girl (Julia Lockwood) causes a scandal when she pens a torrid bestseller. Those close to the girl recognize themselves as characters in the book; all they can hope for is that no one else does. But as the girl's fame escalates, her friends and family enter the realm of notoriety--which turns out not to be so bad after all. Clearly inspired by the Peyton Place brouhaha, Please Turn Over was based on the long-running West End stage farce Book of the Month by Basil Thomas. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
As this undistinguished drama amply illustrates, not many people look very good with their clothes off. Filmed in British nudist camps, the story revolves around two men and two women who become friends during their visits to the camps. In-between badminton games and swimming and trampoline exercises (a killer for the overweight), Joan and Mike, and Pat and Jimmy manage to pair off and romance takes over. A Venus contest for the women helps wile away the time but other than these minor events, there is not a whole lot happening here. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Carl Conway
