Movies starring David Tom

'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)

120 mins     Adventure , Comedy, Drama      

In 1934 Leslie Howard starred as Sir Percy Blakeney in "The Scarlet Pimpernel" an adaptation of Baroness Emmuska Orczy's story of an English aristocrat who under a secret identity helped French noblemen escape from a reign of...

The Way to the Stars (1945)

87 mins     Drama, Romance, War      

It's sort of ironic that due to when they made "The Way to the Stars" they added an opening scene because it is the opening which really grounds the movie. To explain when the movie went in to production it was felt the war w...

My Brother's Keeper (1948)

86 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

Movie Review - My Brother's Keeper (1948) Jack Warner and George Cole are a couple of prisoners on the run, handcuffed together and being chased by both the police and a reporter...

The Wooden Horse (1950)

101 mins     Drama, War      

"The Wooden Horse" came out over a decade before "The Great Escape" but it is a great companion movie; not only because it is also based on a true prison escape but is also set in the same prison camp Stalag Luft III. You can...

Hotel Sahara (1951)

96 mins     Comedy, Romance, War      

So the joke is that Peter Ustinov plays a hen pecked owner of a hotel who has to deal with his fiancee and her Mama flirting with the soldiers so that they and their hotel can survive the war. Of course he gets increasing fru...

Carry on Admiral (1957)

83 mins     Comedy      

Not to be confused with the more famous Carry On movies which started in the following year "Carry on Admiral" is one of those typical British confusion comedies. These movies were ten a penny during the 50s and for a confusi...

Mary Poppins (1964)

139 mins     Comedy, Family, Fantasy      

There are certain movies which when you see appear on the TV schedule you groan because they always seem to be on. "Mary Poppins" is one of those movies because when ever a bank holiday arrives it always seems to get pop up o...

The City Under the Sea (1965)

84 mins     Adventure , Fantasy, Sci-Fi      

"The City Under the Sea" or "War Gods of the Deep" as it is also known looks like one of those fantastic Disney adventure movies based upon a Jules Verne story. It isn't at all, in fact not only is "The City Under the Sea" a ...

The Truth About Spring (1965)

102 mins     Adventure , Comedy, Drama      

Simple old fashioned family entertainment, no pretensions, no darkness or nastiness, no bad language or sex, just old fashioned family entertainment. That pretty much says it all about "The Truth About Spring" because watchin...

The Love Bug (1968)

108 mins     Comedy, Family, Fantasy      

When it comes to the Herbie movies it is easy to say well these are just fun family movies about a cute little VW Beetle with a mind of its own. And to be honest there is nothing wrong with saying that but watching "The Love ...

Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

117 mins     Adventure , Family, Fantasy      

Here's a question for you, if "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" had been released in 1964 and "Mary Poppins" in 1971 which one do you think would be most fondly cherished? I ask the question because as it stands "Mary Poppins" is mo...

The Water Babies (1978)

92 mins     Adventure , Animation, Family      

I would imagine most people have seen "The Wizard of Oz" or at least know the story of Dorothy ending up following the yellow brick road, making friends whilst on a quest to return home. Well "The Water Babies" has something ...

Summertime Switch (1994)

85 mins     Comedy, Family, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Summertime Switch (1994) Jason Weaver & Rider Strong star in this confusion comedy as 2 teenagers who end up accidentally trading places when they go to camp...

Love Begins (2011)

88 mins     Romance, Western      

"Love Begins" is what I call a west-rom, a romantic movie which just happens to be set in the old west. It gives us cowboys, some trouble, an old town and a sheriff but the real focus is on the romance between two good lookin...