Facts and Fancies (1951)

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Featuring a very young Joan Collins.

http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/...ts-and-fancies-1951/

Four years before heading a cast of thousands in Howard Hawks’ epic Land of the Pharaohs, Joan Collins made a more auspicious film debut – in this short, comic documentary about the by-products of coal. In a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it performance, Collins appears as a groovy young thing whose family discover how wretched their lives would be if it wasn’t for those aforementioned coal by-products.

Facts and Fancies was produced on behalf of the Gas Council by Public Relationship Films - a company which specialised in applying a sparkling and quirky wit to potentially dull public information films. Public Relationship was headed by Richard Massingham, the inimitable on-screen star of many of these productions. Here he has a supporting role, playing the father of the family.

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El LoroMember VIP10 yearsModerator

I've posted a couple of clips before of the film debut of well known actors.

Firstly an extract from an odd film made in 1941 called Peer Gynt. It was Charlton Heston's debut when he was 17. He wouldn't make another film until 1950.

1/20/167:10 AM

El LoroMember VIP10 yearsModerator

And a clip from a documentary from Holland made in 1948 which was Audrey Hepburn's debut. It's in Dutch with no subtitles.

1/20/167:16 AM

BazMember VIP10 years

Wow.....just shows the adage about everyone has to start somewhere is right

1/20/167:31 AM

Enthusiastic ContrafibularitiesMember 10 years

Baz posted:
Wow.....just shows the adage about everyone has to start somewhere is right

Yes it does. Recently I was reading an article on a website about how many stars started out in adult movies! You might be a little surprised.

1/20/167:54 AM

BazMember VIP10 years

Takes a bit more than that to surprise these days EC

1/20/168:08 AM

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