Which movie based on a book series by Mary Norton had the song Portobello Road in it?
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Portobello Road (song) "Portobello Road" by the Sherman Brothers is a song, specifically a waltz (3/4) about Portobello Road in London, England (Set in the 1940s). It was written for the 1971, Walt Disney musical film production "Bedknobs and Broomsticks". It is sung by David Tomlinson about a street where, to this day–
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a 1971 British-American musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution Company in North America on December 13, 1971. It is based upon the books "The Magic Bedknob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons" (1943) and "Bonfires and Broomsticks" (1945) by English children's author Mary Norton. The film, which combines live action and animation, stars Angela Lansbury and David Tomlinson.
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Eldorado (novel) Eldorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, "The Scarlet Pimpernel". It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book.
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Captain January (novel) Captain January is an 1891 children's novel, written by Laura E. Richards, and later transformed into two films, the 1924 silent film "Captain January", starring Baby Peggy and the 1936 musical film "Captain January", starring Shirley Temple. The story is about a lighthouse keeper and his little girl, Star.
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Lovey Mary Lovey Mary was a 1926 American comedy-drama film directed by King Baggot. Based on the 1903 novel of the same name by Alice Hegan Rice, the film stars Bessie Love in the title role. The story is a sequel to Rice's "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" and Lovey Mary is one of the characters from that earlier novel.
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Brambly Hedge Brambly Hedge is a series of illustrated children's books by Jill Barklem, recounting the adventures of a community of self-sufficient mice who live together in the tranquil surroundings of the English countryside. The books, whose first titles were published in 1980, are written and illustrated by Barklem. The first four books follow a seasonal pattern of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Her latter four follow the adventures of "The Secret Staircase", "The High Hills", "Sea Story" and "Poppy’s Babies". Sprout aired the series 2005-2007.
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Mary Lou (1948 film) Mary Lou is a 1948 American musical film starring Robert Lowery. The film featured Lynn Sousa, granddaughter of John Philip Sousa.
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Carve Her Name with Pride Carve Her Name with Pride is a 1958 British war drama film based on the book of the same name by R.J. Minney.
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Drive Me Crazy Drive Me Crazy is a 1999 teen romantic comedy based on the novel "How I Created My Perfect Prom Date" by Todd Strasser. Originally entitled "Next to You", the movie's title was changed to "Drive Me Crazy" after the song from its soundtrack, Britney Spears's song, "(You Drive Me) Crazy". The movie grossed $22,593,409 worldwide, against an $8 million budget, making it a moderate box office success. The soundtrack featured The Donnas, who also appeared in the movie.
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Piange... il telefono Piange... il telefono is a 1975 Italian romance-drama film directed by Lucio De Caro. Its plot is based on the lyrics of the eponymous hit song of Domenico Modugno.
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Mother Knows Best (film) Mother Knows Best is a 1928 American film directed by John G. Blystone, based on a novel by Edna Ferber, fictionalizing the life of vaudevillian Elsie Janis. The film was Fox's first real talkie, using the Movietone sound system which had been used for sound effects in "Sunrise", although it still contained silent sections. The sound sections were directed by actor Charles Judels. The film starred Madge Bellamy, with Louise Dresser as her domineering mother, Barry Norton, and Albert Gran.
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Mary Russell (character) Mary Russell is a fictional character in a mystery series by American author Laurie R. King.
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Street Girl Street Girl is a 1929 pre-Code musical film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Betty Compson, John Harron and Jack Oakie. It was adapted by Jane Murfin from "The Viennese Charmer", a short story by William Carey Wonderly. While it was the first film made by RKO Radio Pictures, its opening was delayed until after "Syncopation", making it RKO's second release. It was very successful at the box office, accounting for almost half of RKO's profits for the entire year.
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Mary and Max Mary and Max is a 2009 Australian stop motion animated comedy-drama film written and directed by Adam Elliot as his first animated feature film with music by Dale Cornelius and produced by Melanie Coombs and Melodrama Pictures. The voice cast included Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette, Eric Bana, Bethany Whitmore with narration by Barry Humphries. The film premiered on the opening night of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival on January 15, 2009. The film won the Annecy Cristal in June 2009 from the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, and Best Animated Feature Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in November 2009. The film was theatrically released on April 9, 2009 by Icon Entertainment International. "Mary and Max" received very positive reviews from critics and it earned $1.7 million USD on a $8.2 million AUD budget.
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The Church Mice series The Church Mice series is a series of children's picture books written by English writer Graham Oakley. The books focus on the adventures of a group of church mice who live in an old gothic church in the fictional town of Wortlethope, England, and their guardian, Sampson the cat. The books have been widely praised for their richly detailed illustrations and their witty, ironic humor. Several of the church mice books have been nominated for or won major literary awards.
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Bloody Jack (novel) Bloody Jack, fully titled Bloody Jack: Being An Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary “Jacky” Faber, Ship’s Boy is a historical novel by L.A. Meyer. It is centered on an orphaned girl in London in the early 19th century. The story is continued in "Curse of the Blue Tattoo", "Under the Jolly Roger", "In the Belly of the Bloodhound", "Mississippi Jack", "My Bonny Light Horseman", "Rapture of the Deep", "The Wake of the Lorelei Lee", "The Mark of the Golden Dragon", "Viva Jacquelina!", "Boston Jacky", and "Wild Rover No More."
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Very Annie Mary Very Annie Mary is a 2001 comedy film and musical from the Wales, written and directed by Sara Sugarman and starring Rachel Griffiths and Jonathan Pryce. It is a coming-of-age tale, set in south Wales, about a woman in her 30s who lives with her verbally abusive father. It was filmed on location in Bridgend and at Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall, Newbridge, Wales.
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (novel) The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a bestselling young adult novel by Ann Brashares published in 2001. It follows the adventures of four best friends — Lena Kaligaris, Tibby Rollins, Bridget Vreeland, and Carmen Lowell, who will be spending their first summer apart when a magical pair of jeans comes into their lives, turning their summer upside down. The book was adapted into a film of the same name in 2005. Four sequels to the book have been published, "The Second Summer of the Sisterhood"; ""; ""; and "Sisterhood Everlasting".
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Harvest Home (novel) Harvest Home is a 1973 novel by Thomas Tryon, which he wrote following his critically acclaimed 1971 novel, "The Other". "Harvest Home" was a "New York Times" bestseller. The book became an NBC mini-series in 1978 titled "The Dark Secret of Harvest Home", which starred Bette Davis (as Mary Fortune) and David Ackroyd (as Ned). The mini-series was generally quite faithful to the plot of the book.
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The Borrowers Afloat The Borrowers Afloat is a children's fantasy novel by Mary Norton, published in 1959 by Dent in the UK and Harcourt in the US. It was the third of five books in a series that is usually called "The Borrowers", inaugurated by "The Borrowers" in 1952.
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The Sleepover Club The Sleepover Club is a series of children's books by authors Rose Impey, Narinder Dhami, Lorna Read , Fiona Cummings, Louis Catt, Sue Mongredien (aka Lucy Diamond), Angie Bates, Ginny Deals, Harriet Castor and Jana Novotny Hunter. It has also been adapted into a children's television programme. While the books were set in Cuddington, Leicester, England, the television show was set in the fictional Australian beachside suburb of Crescent Bay. The books revolve around five young girls who are part of a club in which they sleepover at each other's houses at least once a week. The television series do not portray the same stories as the books with the possible exception of the first episode which loosely resembled the story where the girls try and set up their 'Brown Owl' with their school care-taker.
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Sea of Monsters Rick Riordan wrote a novel in the Percy Jackson series entitled "The Sea of Monsters", which was also turned into a film with the title "".