The English Roses (Best Of British 104)
Narrated by Sir John Mills ///
During the 1940s and 50s, British films featured female stars who portrayed fiery, independent characters in distinctive settings, and stories than emanated from the events of World War II and its cultural aftermath. ///
Stars featured: Phyllis Calvert, Patricia Roc, Margaret Lockwood, Virginia McKenna, Deborah Kerr, Jean Simmons ///
Films featured: Adam And Evelyn (1949), Bank Holiday (1938), Black Narcissus (1947), The Blue Lagoon (1949), Cardboard Cavalier (1949), Carve Her Name With Pride (1958), Fanny By Gaslight (1944), Hungry Hill (1947), I See A Dark Stranger (1946), Jassy (1947), Love Story (1944), Madonna Of The Seven Moons (1944), The Magic Bow (1946), The Man In Grey (1943), Passionate Summer (1958), So Long At The Fair (1950), A Town Like Alice (1956), The Wicked Lady (1945) ///
Other stars featured: Dennis Price, Stewart Granger, Griffith Jones, Alan Haines, James Mason, Bill Travers, Kathleen Byron, Dirk Bogarde