The Moon-Spinners (1964)

The Moon-Spinners (1964) was a Family - Mystery Film directed by James Neilson and produced by Walt Disney, Hugh Attwooll and Bill Anderson.

The Moon-Spinners: A Disney Film With a Touch of Hitchcock

Hayley Mills as Nikky.What do you get when you cross an Alfred Hitchcock suspense film with a Disney movie? The answer is something like The Moon-Spinners (1965), an attempt to transition 17-year-old Hayley Mills to more grown-up roles.The Moon-Spinners opens with musicologist Fran Ferris (Joan Gree... Read full article

The Moon-Spinners ( 1964 )

In 1963, Hayley Mills, one of the most popular child stars of the decade, set off for Greece to star in Walt Disney's family-friendly adaptation of Mary Stewart's thrilling novel "The Moon-Spinners". Mills stars as Nikky Ferris, a young girl who is traveling throughout Europe with her Aunt Frances ... Read full article

book: The Moon-Spinners (1962) by Mary Stewart

I read a few of Mary Stewart’s romantic suspensers back in the day (for some reason I was less entranced by her Arthurian series), but I’m pretty sure this wasn’t one of them. I did watch the 1964 movie, although all I can now remember of it is the windmill and (of course) Our R... Read full article

The Moon-Spinners (1954)

The Moon-Spinners Directed by James Nielson Written by Michael Dyne from a book by Mary Stewart 1964/US/UK/Argentina Walt Disney Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant This good family adventure from Disney features Haley Mills’s first screen kiss. Nicky Ferris ( Mills) is accompanyin... Read full article

Reel to Real: The Moon-Spinners

Hayley’s big fat Greek suitcase Every self-respecting Baby Boomer remembers?the 1960′s British invasion, when Main Street?yearned to become Carnaby Street.?Suburban teens?donned?Beatle?boots and scandalized mothers with Quant miniskirt knock-offs from Sears’ Lemon Frog boutique. We... Read full article