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Synopsis: British musicologist Frances Ferris and her late teen niece Nicky Ferris are traveling through Crete recording Greek folk songs for the BBC. In the usually quiet coastal town of Aghios Georgios, they manage to get a room at an inn called the Moon-Spinners, despite the people at the inn being busy preparing for a wedding, and no one there, except Alexis, the young teen son of the proprietress Sophia, he who is fond of spouting current popular Americanisms in his slightly broken English, seeming to want them there. Frances and Nicky learn from Alexis that the unwelcoming feeling is all because of his maternal Uncle Stratos, who has become a man suspicious of anyone ever since his recent return from London after being away for fifteen years. Beyond those there for the wedding, the only other guest at the inn is a young Englishman named Mark Camford, who they befriend. Nicky is too preoccupied with her own suspicions and mistrust of Stratos truly to see that there is something more siniste
Director(s): James Neilson
Production: Walt Disney Productions
 
IMDB:
6.9
G
Year:
1964
118 min
282 Views


Well, he must have

liked you.

NIKKY:
Why?

He wouldn't have asked you

to go swimming.

He is nice, isn't he?

V ery.

You sound undecided.

He's charming.

I think he's

a little mysterious.

Why?

I don't know.

Just an impression.

Oh, turn out the light,

will you?

(Dramatic music playing)

I do love you, Aunt Fran.

Thank you for always

being there.

FRANCES:
Good night,

my darling.

(Turns off engine)

(Rocks falling)

Aah!

(Starts engine)

Good morning.

Good morning, Nikky.

Oh, Alexis, could I have

some of that...

to take with me

this morning?

Lovely day, isn't it?

You must be tired

after such a big wedding.

It was a wonderful dinner,

too... really wonderful.

Thank you.

Oh, I hate

to bother you...

but could I have

some tea or coffee?

I don't have tea.

I'll make you coffee.

My aunt's still sleeping.

Is Mr. Camford down yet?

Mr. Camford?

Yes. We're going

swimming this morning.

Um...

I wondered if

he was anywhere about.

SOPHIA:
He's gone.

Gone? Where?

To Heraklion.

He left by the early bus.

But he can't have.

Didn't he leave a message

or a note or anything?

No, nothing.

Oh, but l...

Thank you.

(Dramatic music playing)

(People chattering)

(Bird cawing)

(Door creaks)

(Exhales noisily)

Aah!

(Labored breathing)

Mark.

Mark?

Mark, it's Nikky.

(Grunts)

Oh, uh...

(Whispering)

Hello.

(Whispering)

What are you doing here?

They said you'd gone.

I, um...

(Whispering)

I'm...

I must have

fallen asleep.

Your arm.

What's happened?

I'm sorry I stood you up.

Ohh!

Wait a minute.

What time is it?

About half past 10:00.

Thank you.

They said you'd gone

to Heraklion...

but I felt

something was wrong.

How did you get in here?

I remember crawling in

just... just before dawn.

(Sighs)

Sorry.

I'll go get some help.

No, Nikky, listen.

Please listen.

Did you have a fight

with someone?

Look, if you want

to help me...

go back to the inn

and bring me some clothes.

Anything. And... and, uh...

something to eat.

I've got to get out of here.

You must see

a doctor first.

- I'll get Aunt Fran.

- Nikky...

And then we'll

find some people...

to carry you back.

Will you please listen?

I don't want anyone

to know you found me here.

Not anyone.

Not even your aunt.

Do you understand?

But Mark,

someone's tried to kill you.

We must get the police.

The last thing I want

at the moment is the police.

Please...

tell me what happened.

You'll find some clothes

in my room.

And if you can...

swipe a bottle

of brandy from the bar.

I'm cold all over.

Here.

Oh...

l... I always fancied

myself in pink.

Mark?

You've got to tell me.

Was it Stratos?

Look...

either do as I ask

or beat it...

'cause I haven't got

the strength to explain.

All right.

I'Il... I'll be back

as soon as I can.

OK. Good girl.

(Dramatic music playing)

(Footsteps)

(Door creaks)

(Footsteps)

(Breathing heavily)

(Music playing)

(Women singing

The Moon-Spinnerss in Greek)

(Singing in Greek)

(Women clapping in rhythm)

(Clapping intensifies)

(Clapping and music fades)

(Birds cawing)

Mr. Stratos,

may I speak to you?

Go ahead.

Please don't

misunderstand me...

but I've just been

up to my room.

My travelling rug

appears to have vanished.

Oh?

It was folded

across the bed.

I wonder if

you've any idea...

what might have

become of it.

Travelling rug?

Ask my sister.

Also my first aid kit.

First aid kit?

FRANCES:
In a box

which was so big...

with iodine and bandages.

One never uses it...

but I always

take it with me...

in case of emergencies.

Emergencies?

Perhaps your niece

took these things...

with her this morning.

It's hardly likely

that she'd take...

a travelling rug

on a day like this.

And I doubt whether she's

in any need of bandages.

Do you know

where she went?

Mr. Camfordpromised

to take her swimming.

I suppose she must have

gone off somewhere alone.

Mr. Camford.

Yes. He always went

to the Bay of Dolphins.

I will look into

this matter at once.

If she has not your things,

I will ask in the village.

Don't worry.

They will be returned.

(Dramatic music playing)

Mark?

Mark?

- Hmm?

- (Gasps)

(Sighs)

What on earth

are you doing in there?

Well, at least it's not

so drafty as that floor.

(Panting)

Here.

Oh, brandy.

Nikky, you are marvelous.

Oh, Mark,

I've had an awful time.

All your things

have vanished.

Your room

was completely bare.

Oh, I should've

guessed that.

Mark, will you please

get out of that thing?

It gives me

the absolute creeps.

(Grunting)

- Mind your head.

- Yeah.

It's all right.

All right. Sit here.

Come here. Come.

Sit down there.

Oh, found your shoe

on the beach.

Oh, marvelous.

(Sighs)

Now let's see.

Ow.

Oh.

- Careful.

- Yes, yes, all right.

There. See?

It's all right.

Crikey. Hope I can

remember what to do.

I was always bottom

at first aid at school.

That's encouraging.

Um...

it was

the reverse spiral...

and repeat figure 8.

In cases of

multiple fracture...

I'm not multiply

fractured yet.

All right.

Now keep calm.

I am calm.

You better have

some more brandy.

This is bound to hurt.

Mmm!

Oh, don't do that!

(Grunts)

I wonder if there's

anything in there...

I ought to dig out.

Look, whatever's

in there, leave it.

Now hold that.

That's right.

Don't move it.

Did Stratos actually

try to kill you?

Don't ask questions.

He almost caught me

at the inn just now.

I nearly fainted.

Are you sure

he didn't see you?

No. No.

I'm sure he didn't.

All right.

Please tell me

what happened.

I don't want you

to become involved.

You've got to go

to the police.

If he finds you,

he might try it again.

Well, look,

that's my affair.

Now... nowwhat

you've gotta do, uh...

is... is clear out

of Aghios Georgios.

You see? You take

the afternoon bus...

with your aunt

to Aghios Nikolaos.

Do you understand? Now put

that down... put that down.

But why us?

You're the one

who's in trouble.

If he knew

you've been helping me...

he might take

a potshot at you.

Mark, whatever

is going on?

You've got

to get out of here.

Well, I'm not gonna

leave you here like this.

You need help.

You've given me

all the help I need.

Just stop

ordering me about!

Up the steps. March!

- Hurry up. Come on.

- Mark!

Will you please

be reasonable?

You look wretched

and white.

You'll only faint in the sun

or fall off a cliff.

I'm perfectly OK, Nikky.

Thank you for

everything you've done.

See you at Aunt Agatha's

next Tuesday.

Mark!

Scram!

(Grunts)

You deserve to die

a horrible, lingering death...

and I hope you do!

MARK:
Beat it!

(Slams)

(Dramatic music playing)

(Gasps)

Ah, Miss Ferris.

Your aunt has been

worried about you.

Oh, I'm on my way

back to the inn now.

Where have you been

all morning?

Looking for rocks.

I collect rocks.

You carry them in that?

Sometimes.

If I happen to find a lot.

Rocks can be very heavy.

How many did you find

this morning?

Not many.

In fact, none.

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Michael Dyne

Michael Bradley Dyne (August 19, 1918, London – May 17, 1989, Linlithgo, New York) was a British-American television and film screenwriter. He was also an actor, and wrote one stage play. Dyne was the son of sculptor Musgrave Bradley Dyne. He was born in London and educated in France and Switzerland, and became a writer and actor in Canada, then emigrated to the United States in 1938.Dyne played small parts in some Paramount and 20th Century-Fox films (such as the Prince of Wales in Kitty (1945)). He tried out for the title role in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) but lost out to Hurd Hatfield.Starting in 1949 Dyne became a pioneering television writer, turning out 25 plays for Studio One and also writing scripts for The Alcoa Hour, Kraft Television Theatre, Playhouse 90, and other television shows. From 1952 to 1970, Dyne wrote more than 150 dramas for television, including adaptations of Henry James, Pirandello, and Thomas Hardy.Dyne also wrote movie scripts for Walt Disney Studios, including The Moon-Spinners (1964). He wrote the 1964 play The Right Honourable Gentleman which ran for three years in the West End and was also produced on Broadway. more…

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