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A series of three film reports by Trevor Philpott on The Mighty Mississippi

This is the story of two boats that earn their keep on the brown waters of the Mississippi. One, the Delta Queen, is the last of the overnight steam-boats, inheritor of all the glamour and the legends, selling a few days' adventure and romance to the lucky few who can afford to pay the price.
The other is the America, biggest of all the towboats, with the power to push 40,000 tons of cargo against the current. It is manned by its own peculiar breed of men, tough and independent; men who are isolated for 30 days at a time on a moving island of steel.

Contributors

Presenter/Writer/Producer:
Trevor Philpott
Assistant Producer:
Michael Maber

Introduced by Sheridan Morley

On location in Israel with the stars of "Jerusalem File": Nicol Williamson, Daria Halprin, Bruce Davison and director John Flynn.
Philip Jenkinson shows more vintage films requested by viewers.

Contributors

Presenter:
Sheridan Morley
Presenter:
Philip Jenkinson
Subject:
Nicol Williamson
Subject:
Daria Halprin
Subject:
Bruce Davison
Subject:
John Flynn
Producer:
Barry Brown
Editor:
Rowan Ayers

Starring Shelley Winters, Gary Merrill, Michael Rennie and Bette Davis
with Keenan Wynn, Evelyn Varden

Four strangers, each trying to escape from some part of their past, meet on board an ill-fated aircraft from which there is only one survivor.

Contributors

Director:
Jean Negulesco
Binky Gay:
Shelley Winters
David Trask:
Gary Merrill
Dr Fortness:
Michael Rennie
Eddie Hoke:
Keenan Wynn
Sally Carr:
Evelyn Varden
Marty Nelson:
Warren Stevens
Mrs Fortness:
Beatrice Straight
Jerry Fortness:
Ted Donaldson
Mike Carr:
Craig Stevens
Jane Trask:
Helen Westcott
Marie Hoke:
Bette Davis

BBC Two England

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