Leila Croft

The Anthony Newley/Leslie Bricusse London and Broadway musical hit Stop the World, I Want to Get Off is given literal treatment in this filmization. Newley stars as Littlechap, whose allegorical rise to success is countered by the instability of his private life. Like the play, the film is staged impressionistically, with Newley decked out in mime makeup and periodically stopping the action to address the audience, and with all the women in his life -- German, American and "Typically English" -- played by a single actress (Millicent Martin, taking over from the stage version's Anna Quayle). In Wizard of Oz fashion, the play itself is lensed in color, while the brief prologue, showing the actors preparing for their performance, is in black-and-white. The production includes such standards (and perennial audition pieces) as What Kind of Fool Am I? and Gonna Build a Mountain.

Bob, dessinateur de talent et sa jeune épouse Marie-Blanche, jeune antiquaire, adorent leur fils unique Gégé. Mais pour les prétextes les plus futiles, le couple se dispute souvent. Une querelle plus grave va entrainer leur séparation et l'engagement d'une procédure de divorce. Gégé passe une semaine chez l'un, une semaine chez l'autre, chacun rivalisant de tendresse envers le petit. Mais Gégé a compris qu'il pouvait peut-etre amorcer une réconciliation.

A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and recognition. He eventually gives it all up to return to stage work and keep his pride.