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Starring Marlene Dietrich
with Bruce Cabot, Roland Young

An adventuress masquerading as a European noblewoman in 19th-century New Orleans finds herself with two suitors -the town's wealthiest bachelor and a rough-neck riverboat captain.

Contributors

Screenplay:
Norman Krasna
Producer:
Joe Pasternak
Director:
Rene Clair
Claire:
Marlene Dietrich
Robert:
Bruce Cabot
Giraud:
Roland Young
Zolotov:
Mischa Auer
First sailor:
Andy Devine
Second sailor:
Frank Jenks
Third sailor:
Eddie Quillan
Bellows:
Franklin Pangborn
Auntie:
Laura Hope Crews

A series about human beings selecting human beings: narrated and produced by Roger Mills

Most babies escape the human selectors - but some don't. On the one hand there are babies for adoption, waiting to be selected for proxy parents. On the other there are babies and toddlers with ambitious parents urging them from behind.

Contributors

Narrator/Producer:
Roger Mills

Sheridan Morley reviews the week's new films.
Tony Bilbow talks to David Tomlinson, star of Bedknobs and Broomsticks which has its world premiere in London next Thursday.
Philip Jenkinson shows more vintage film clips.

Contributors

Presenter:
Sheridan Morley
Presenter:
Philip Jenkinson
Interviewer:
Tony Bilbow
Interviewee:
David Tomlinson
Producer:
Barry Brown
Editor:
Rowan Ayers

Starring Maria Montez, Jon Hall

On the morning of her wedding-day the beautiful Tollea is kidnapped from her home and taken to Cobra Island. Here the Princess of the island is Nadja, Tollea's beautiful but evil twin sister - the Cobra Woman.
(This Week's Films: page 13)

Contributors

Director:
Robert Siodmak
Nadja:
Maria Montez
Ramu:
Jon Hall
Kado:
null Sabu
Martok:
Edgar Barrier
Queen:
Mary Nash
Veeda:
Lois Collier
Father Paul:
Samuel S. Hinds
MacDonald:
Moroni Olsen
Hava:
Lon Chaney

BBC Two England

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