The Moon-Spinners (1964) | |
Director(s) | James Neilson |
Producer(s) | Bill Anderson, Hugh Attwooll (associate), Walt Disney (uncredited) |
Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Family, Film Adaptation, Mystery, Romance |
Top Topics | Disney, Jewels |
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The Moon-Spinners (1964) was a Family - Mystery Film directed by James Neilson and produced by Walt Disney, Hugh Attwooll and Bill Anderson.
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The Moon-Spinners: A Disney Film With a Touch of Hitchcock
By Rick29 on Oct 4, 2021 From Classic Film & TV CafeHayley 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 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Jan 5, 2020 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversIn 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
By John Grant on Nov 1, 2018 From NoirishI 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)
By Beatrice on Apr 21, 2018 From Flickers in TimeThe 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
By Kay Noske on May 30, 2012 From Movie Star MakeoverHayley’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
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Quotes from The Moon-Spinners
Madame Habib: Everybody lies when it serves their purpose, even the stars
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Facts about The Moon-Spinners
Despite good reviews, and Hayley Mills' popularity with young audiences at the time, the film failed at the box office. Rather than being re-issued in theaters, it was initially shown two years later, in three parts, on the Disney Sunday night TV show.
The Moon-Spinners of the title is the hotel owned by Sophia where Nikky and Frances stay
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