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Four Star Playhouse: Madeira, Madeira (1955)
David who?
I cannot see how Niven's appearance is a spoiler, I can see that not listing him as even being in the episode maybe, possibly, perhaps, served some purpose. Not really a fan of Lansbury. I cannot stand Pommy WhoDunnits, which she seems to be best known for, and never knowingly watch them. Lansbury was somewhat of siren, sex object or whatever back in the 50s, and one can see why. Her acting was on a par with others of some fame in this great series, she shows a lot more ability than the Agatha Christie stuff would ever make you imagine. I thought the episode was so-so, Boyer seemed to play things differently to his usual persona, not relying in this on his capacity for insouciance, an interesting time-filler, and I am surprised the Feminists have not got onto the anti-woman sentiment underlining the whole thing. Give them time...
Four Star Playhouse: The Island (1952)
Cross-cultural understanding in 1952 America - OMG
The story set on a tropical island is straightforward,a synonym for some with "corny" and is noteworthy for acknowledging customs of other cultures, possibly with a crack at Christian culture and practice when discussing the bowl shared before administering to a local with coral poison. Some call the executive male "one dimensional", somewhat futuristic now that the 21st Century has recognised the obsessive psychopathic nature of the modern executive. The Closed Captions referred to one character as marijuana, which was not his name, but was indicative of how captioning works, or in this case didn't. I thought a well-executed example of a conventional plot, worth watching to see Niven, and in my opinion worth 6-6.5/10 as cinematic entertainment.
Four Star Playhouse: Henry and the Psychopathic Horse (1955)
Great animal training film.
If the viewer has ever studied any behavioral psychology they will love this film, which is highly accuarte in its approach to dealing with a difficult horse, and for that matter for dealing with difficult people. David Niven shines as ever, in what, so far, is the only Western I have seen him in.