British Cinema Collection (DVD)

DRAMAS VOL 3 (The Rough And The Smooth, The Scamp, Kill Me Tomorrow, Grand National Night) THE ROUGH AND THE SMOOTH: Nadja Tiller is quite perfect as a German nymphomaniac, corrupting all that cross her path. She deftly lures a British archeologist away from a newspaper heiress and their blue blooded London life-style. Lust and betrayal soon begins to haunt the archeologist as he comes to learn his new girlfriend is nothing but a conniving harlot, who is secretly in love with a petty thug. Based on the Robert Maugham story. Released in America under the title: 'Portrait of a Sinner'. British. RT:102 min, B&W, 1.33:1, NR, 1959 1959 THE SCAMP: Tod is a motherless boy who is mistreated by his violent father. He eventually finds happiness with kindly foster parents. RT: 86 min, B&W, 1.33:1, NR, 1957 KILL ME TOMORROW: In this British “noir”, a down-and-out (alcoholic) reporter must cope with a series of personal disasters that begin with the death of his wife in an automobile accid