After varied stage work, he achieved star status with his role in the film brief encounter 1945, followed by the. The second reason for my enjoyment of christmas eve, was in its two senior stars. Amazing uplifting film of a welltodo elderly woman loretta young, who befriends the homeless and volunteers her time with children, who learns she has an. Kasi lemmons eves bayou directs this feature film based on a langston. My regret is that i cant find this film on vhs to add to my collection. It could have been a weepy melodrama in lesser hands, but it was a touching movie with ms. Trevor wallace howard smith, known as trevor howard, was an english actor. Dec 12, 2017 story of a welltodo elderly woman, who befriends the homeless and volunteers her time with children, who learns she has an incurable illness and wants desperately to reunite her three grown grand children, with their estranged father, her son.
Windwalker 1980 western kieth merrill trevor howard, nick ramus, james remar. Trevor howard, ron liebman and arthur hill provide ample support. The greedy nephew philip hasting reginald denny of. Cast and crew credits for christmas eve, 1986, directed by stuart cooper, with loretta young, arthur hill, ron leibman, at turner classic movies.
If a film s opening credit reads presented by larry king, run screaming for the hills. Christmas eve dvd loretta young, trevor howard 1986 www. Film actor trevor eve w7h4y0 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. After the nurse who declares that a recent surgical death was a murder. Dec 04, 2015 theres an important lesson to be learned from the new ensemble film christmas eve. Christmas eve is a 2015 american christmas comedy film, directed by mitch davis, written by davis and tyler mckellar, and produced by davis and larry king. British actor trevor howard trained at the royal academy of dramatic art, and while there he made his london stage debut in 1934. Trevor howards films include the third man, brief encounter, gandhi, superman.
Christmas eve tv movie 1986 christmas eve tv movie. An elderly loretta young and trevor howard sparkle through the tvmovie cliches in this bythenumbers festive tale made in the winter of their. An elderly, wealthy woman who uses her wealth to help the less fortunate, decides not to give her son controlling interest in the business. Sep 03, 2018 murder mystery thriller starring alastair sim and featuring trevor howard. With loretta young, arthur hill, ron leibman, trevor howard. It was one of several films raft made with edwin marin. Miniseries or motion picture made for television for christmas eve. She had retired at the end of her last tv series, the new loretta young show, in 1963.
The son of an insurance underwriter who represented lloyds of london in ceylon, trevor wallace howardsmith was born in margate, kent. This led to many popular appearances on film and tv. The film was remade as a madefortv movie that first aired on nbc on december 22, 1986. After attending private school he went on to study drama at rada due to his mothers insistence and was voted. Trevor wallace howardsmith 29 september 19 7 january 1988, known as trevor howard, was an english actor. Green for danger 1946 starring alastair sim and trevor. Loretta young and trevor howard were both 73 years old when this film was made. The christmas movie list a list of 820 titles created 4 months ago. Jan 02, 2019 christmas eve luminaries in the neighborhood fo glenridge drive in spring hill, fl. Gabrielle union, morris chestnut, charlie murphy and terrence howard all appear. Dec 08, 2009 christmas eve starring loretta young in 1986, loretta young returned to tv after a 23 year absence in the holiday movie christmas eve. Great holiday film starring the great loretta young you may remember the. She hires a private detective to search for them so as to try to get everyone together on. It was directed by stuart cooper and starred loretta young, trevor howard, arthur hill, ron leibman, patrick cassidy, and season hubley.
Adapted from the hg wells novel, david thomson has called this the lean film most deserving rediscovery. Upcoming, new, and past trevor howard movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. Loretta young and trevor howard in christmas eve 1986 young plays wealthy amanda kingsley who dedicates her time to helping the homeless, taking in stray cats, reading to children and directing choirs. Landau and stars george raft, george brent and randolph scott. This is a revised poster by karen francis for the film christmas ride which combines. He spent his early childhood globetrotting with his mother, frequently left in the care of strangers. Dec 14, 2016 but we are focusing on youngs second to last role. Christmas eve tv movie 1986 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Story of a welltodo elderly woman, who befriends the homeless and volunteers her time with children, who learns she has an incurable illness and wants desperately to reunite her three grown grand children who are scattered across the u. Trevor howard was an english film actor born in cliftonville, kent, england. Loretta young arthur hill ron leibman trevor howard.
Mary and her husband howard are on holiday in switzerland when she runs into her former lover for the first time in nine years, causing a rift in her present relationship. I think i like this film so much because it focuses on what the holidays are all about family. There is a warmth that is palpable between the actors and the cast is impressive loretta young, arthur hill, trevor howard, etc. Trevor howard celebrity profile check out the latest trevor howard photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The son of an insurance underwriter who represented lloyds of london in ceylon, trevor wallace howardsmith was born in. While both movies are good, i actually favor the 1986 made for tv version. The film features a large ensemble cast led by patrick stewart, james roday, julianna guill, jon heder, cheryl hines, and gary cole. After varied stage work, he achieved star status with his role in the. She hires a private detective to search for them so as to try to get everyone together on christmas eve.
Christmas eve is based on the 1947 christmas eve movie that starred george raft. Young is impeccable as amanda kingsley, the matron of the family, who still has controlling interest in the kingsley business empire. Christmas eve luminaries in the neighborhood fo glenridge drive in spring hill, fl. Trevor howard mubide filmler, biyografi ve listeler. While fighting world war ii with the royal artillery, he was injured and discharged. After varied stage work, he achieved star status with his role in the film brief encounter 1945, followed by the third man 1949.
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