Adventure in the Garden aka Stranger in the Garden - GB

Year Published: 1965

Description: 16mm Film - Adventure in the Garden aka Stranger in the Garden - GB 1965 Directed by: Dallas Bower Written by: N. N. Cinematography by: N. N. Starring: Kevin Stoney, Michael Anderson Jr. et al. John is sitting at his deck in front of the open French window. He has to write an essay, but he does not know what to write about. His father is out in the garden. He is cutting the lawn. Mary, his sister, is working in the flower-bed... This short film from 1965 is the last directing work of British director Dallas Bower, who was nominated for an Oscar in 1947.

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[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] daddy may I help you do let me cut the lawn no John you don't do it properly you always leave lines of high grass and never cut the corners clean enough Oh Daddy I do like pushing them so much it makes such a fine noise if you have to do something in the garden take the hose and water the flowers oh yes that's fun [Music] too oh John what you think you're doing making me a wish and spiling my new hair D oh May I'm so sorry I didn't see you you see John whatever you do you get into mischief turn off the tap put down the hose go into the house and do your homework I'm sure you haven't finished your essay yet all right if you don't want [Music] me oh fighter you want to go out into the garden don't you Daddy cire to come out are the rabbits locked up properly oh my must we have him out here wait I'll have a look yes they're all locked up properly Foo can't get at them go on Foo have a good look at your friends they are enjoying their supper [Music] SPO what's the matter what are you running after now what are you looking [Music] for look daddy he's found something I must see what it is let me look daddy Mary come here quickly there's a hedgehog hiding in the flower bed and F is trying to get at it hurry there's new hurry J Can't Hurt hedgehogs they only hurt their noses when they try to bite them oh that's Mr Miss Hedgehog it lives in his garden where there's no naughty dog and no silly boy with a garden ho then let's take him back to Mr Smith go away P oh it PR you little idiot you don't know how to pick up a hedgehog you do it like this watch closely what Mary is doing she puts down her scull then she rolls the Hedgehog into the cloth notice how carefully she's doing it now she gathers up the corners taking care not to hurt the animal now she can lift it up quite safely Mr Smith sometimes carries it about like that look Foo she's carrying it away and now go and do your homework as you were told spider be quiet you can't get at it now it's back [Music] f ah now I know what I'm going to write about

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