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- Blues is a state of mind, the wail of the forsaken, the cry for independence - passion, despair, and laughter - all mixed together. This film charts the history of blues and the cultural exchange between Britain and America. Featuring the most representative authorities, their various moods and styles, including Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack, Savoy Brown, Muddy Waters, Pete Townsend and Jack Dupree.
- History's Turning Points is a thirteen part series on decisive moments in world history. Dramatizations carried out at the actual sites of the events, History's Turning Points provides a fascinating and intriguing new perspective on the significant moments that have changed the world.
- The daughter of a wealthy broker aspires to marry a titled man, just a title. Deep in her heart, however, she loves Allen, but rejects his proposal, with the hope of ultimately hooking a nobleman. At about this time a good-hearted country boob arrives in the city with his family, and is given the position of janitor in the broker's office. To bring his daughter to her senses the broker hires the boob to impersonate a titled personage. Forthwith the boob is turned over to a masseur. The broker presents him to his daughter as the Earl of Distilfink. After a half hour's association with the boob, the daughter is forever cured of her hankering for nobility and the important question before her is, "How shall I get rid of him?" However, this riddle is solved by Allen, her true love. He brings the boob's wife and children to the broker's house. The wife no sooner sees the boob than she takes him by the ear, exposes him to the girl and leads him home. The broker's daughter cannot wait to accept the proposal of Allen, having concluded that just a plain American citizen is good enough for her.
- From Hammer horror to the new underground film-makers, the documentary investigates the whole range of cinematic experimentation and development that changes the look of European cinema in the mid-70's. John Schlesinger discusses the course of his career in Europe and is film directing on the set of "Sunday Bloody Sunday", while Francois Truffaut, Jean - Pierre Melville, and the rarely-interviewed Robert Bresson talk about film making, and other directors' latest works. From the actor's point of view, Richard Burton, Alain Delon and Glenda Jackson are also interviewed and caught in action on the sets of their latest works. Each of the interviews is accompanied by clips from the actors' and directors' best know works.
- Galt MacDermott (composer of Hair) and playwright John Guare take their Broadway production of the musical "Two Gentleman of Verona" to London. But transplanting their street - wise rock and roll version of Shakespeare to the West End proves to be more of a challenge than they reckoned. The film records the show's struggle from drawing board to stage - the producer, Michael White's phone battles with his backers - the first audition, the chaotic rehearsals, the moulding of a multinational cast into an accomplished troupe. Finally the performance itself, as the diverse elements of the production come together, and a triumphant opening night.
- Tired of her sordid life, Hazel has sought honorable employment as maid in a wealthy home. The leader of the gang to which she had belonged is one Dart, alias the Earl of Stair when moving in better society. Dart managed to gain the confidence of the wealthy family and win the daughter Betty's hand. Hazel secretly admires Betty's brother Bob, a big, good-hearted fellow--who is favorably impressed with his family's new maid, unaware of her former identity. Hazel is unfamiliar with Dart's latest intrigue, so she is terrified when she meets her recent companion-in-crime posing as a nobleman and deceiving a good but vain girl. Dart tries to win Hazel back as his confederate. Failing, he threatens to send Hazel's brother to prison if she discloses his identity. On the one hand is the probability that she will bring pain and shame to the family, particularly the man she loves; and on the other is the probability of losing the man she loves and her brother if she informs; putting her on her guard would mean disclosing her own identity. She adopts a clever scheme, knowing that Betty will soon enter the room, and allows Dart to kiss her. Betty breaks off the engagement and explains the reason to Bob, who had trusted Hazel implicitly. Dart returns to his old haunts and shortly afterward is killed in a battle with the police. Robert reads in the papers of Dart's double life and she shows Hazel the paper. She can no longer restrain her emotions; she confesses why she allowed Dart to fondle her. Bob forgives and happiness follows for all.