Movies starring Jean Anderson

A Town Like Alice (1956)

117 mins     Drama, Romance, War      

Having recently watched "A Town Like Alice" for the first time I couldn't help but be reminded of the popular TV series "Tenko", they are not the same but there are similarities and both are compelling viewing. But the thing ...

Robbery Under Arms (1957)

99 mins     Action , Adventure , Crime      

"Robbery Under Arms" is the 1957 adaptation of Thomas Alexander Browne's novel, one which he wrote under the pseudonym of Rolf Boldrewood. I mention this because Browne's novel has so far been adapted into a movie 4 times and...

Lucky Jim (1957)

95 mins     Comedy      

The Boulting Brothers made some great movies but when it comes to "Lucky Jim" they ended up making a disappointing one especially for fans of Kingsley Amis' novel from which it is adapted. Now I haven't read Amis' novel but I...

SOS Pacific (1959)

90 mins     Drama, Thriller      

If you watched "SOS Pacific" with no idea of what it was about it would be easy to suspect this cheaply made movie from the late 50s was going to be a typical disaster movie. The whole set up introduces us to the diverse bunc...