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On the Twelfth Day...

  • 1955
  • 20m
ÉVALUATION IMDb
7,1/10
160
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On the Twelfth Day... (1955)
ComédieMusiqueCourte

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA proper Edwardian lady patiently endures the ever-increasing disruption to her quiet household when her Truelove gives her all the items from the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas."A proper Edwardian lady patiently endures the ever-increasing disruption to her quiet household when her Truelove gives her all the items from the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas."A proper Edwardian lady patiently endures the ever-increasing disruption to her quiet household when her Truelove gives her all the items from the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas."

  • Director
    • Wendy Toye
  • Writers
    • David Deutsch
    • James Matthews
    • Wendy Toye
  • Stars
    • David O'Brien
    • Wendy Toye
    • Franklyn Bennett
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  • ÉVALUATION IMDb
    7,1/10
    160
    MA NOTE
    • Director
      • Wendy Toye
    • Writers
      • David Deutsch
      • James Matthews
      • Wendy Toye
    • Stars
      • David O'Brien
      • Wendy Toye
      • Franklyn Bennett
    • 6Commentaires d'utilisateurs
  • Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro
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    • Nommé pour 1 oscar
      • 2 nominations au total

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    Rôles principaux8

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    David O'Brien
    • Truelove (dance and mime)
    Wendy Toye
    Wendy Toye
    • Miss Tilly (mime)
    Franklyn Bennett
    • The Butler (mime)
    • (as Franklin Bennett)
    Peter Godsell
    • Choirboy
    • (uncredited)
    Frazer Hines
    Frazer Hines
    • Choirboy
    • (uncredited)
    Gareth Tandy
    Gareth Tandy
    • Choirboy
    • (uncredited)
    David Tilley
    • Choirboy
    • (uncredited)
    Eileen Way
    • Milkmaid
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Wendy Toye
    • Writers
      • David Deutsch
      • James Matthews
      • Wendy Toye
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    jfcolet

    A delightful interpretation of the classic Christmas song.

    This represents the loss of another classic George K. Arthur film short, seemingly forgotten by the the industry. Evidently, this little short was conceived, written, directed and starred in by Wendy Toye. No special effects; just a charming, literal and creative presentation of a young man burying his lady in holiday gifts. Too bad that it hasn't been seen since it appeared as a mere fill on early subscription television. Delightfully charming. Should be seen annually at holiday time.
    8trimmerb1234

    A charming little British gem

    This colour short was transmitted on BBC TV each Christmas in the UK for a dozen years from the mid-1950s onwards. It has not since re-appeared in the UK

    Set in Edwardian England a young suitor attempts to woo his intended, Wendy Toye, by bringing gifts as denoted in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas". She is at first charmed and delighted to receive "a Partridge in a Pear Tree". However the suitor feels obliged to follow the song to the letter - to the bitter end. Entirely wordless apart from the song itself, the most striking feature is visual.

    The artistic vision behind it was Ronald Searle's, a famous cartoonist, illustrator and author for five decades whose work includes the title sequences to "Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines", "Monte Carlo or Bust" and of course the entire "St Trinians" series (Searle was the author of the St Trinian books).
    5Bunuel1976

    ON THE TWELFTH DAY… {Short} (Wendy Toye, 1955) **1/2

    I had been very impressed with the same director's THE STRANGER LEFT NO CARD (1952), a Cannes Film Festival award-winning two-reeler; in comparison, this Oscar-nominated British effort is a disappointment but, take on its own terms, it is decent enough. As the title suggests, this is inspired by the Yuletide ditty "The Twelve Days Of Christmas" – where a man showers his beloved with gifts for the duration of the mentioned period; the male protagonist (David O'Brien) here takes the verses literally and, soon enough, the heroine's mansion is filled to the brim with all sorts of presents…including a variety of animals and even people (so much so that the couple eventually takes off in a balloon)! Shot in colour and given the period setting (vividly rendered by designer Ronald Searle), the end result is quite pleasant on the eyes; still, the deliberately stylized treatment (recalling Powell & Pressburger's recently-viewed and equally average OH…ROSALINDA!! {1955}) ultimately proves incredibly corny – which renders the whole decidedly less palatable to this viewer! Incidentally, director Toye herself assumes the female leading role – and, for what it is worth, the only copy around is missing a bit of footage between the tenth and eleventh home visits!
    10Jweybrew

    A Sugarplum for the Season

    This is a treasure of a short, long missing from TV, and rare on video; a bringing-to-life of the old and familiar carol, illustrating in delightful detail just what can happen when one's Truelove gets carried away with Christmas gift-giving. Set in a blissfully picturebook corner of Edwardian London, the smitten Miss Tilly (in a charming performance by the film's creator, Wendy Toye) is be-gifted over the Twelve Days of Christmas by her natty, nifty and adoring Truelove, to the tune of partridges in pear trees, calling birds, french hens, turtledoves, gold rings, geese-a-laying, boys-a-singing, maids-a-milking (complete with multi-colored cows), dancing ladies, lords-a-leaping, pipers piping and drummers drumming! The mounting and resulting havoc becomes increasingly comic as this little film works toward its magnificent and uplifting conclusion.

    Those of you who know and love the work of cartoonist and illustrator Ronald Searle will rejoice to learn that he created the visual design of the film, and his touch is apparent in every moment.

    This has been an annual Christmas favorite of my family and friends for over forty years- -search for a copy diligently, because I guarantee it will be a favorite of yours.
    7Ed-139

    I taught music in Bloomfield junior high from 1970-1998

    This is a classic. I used to show it to my 7th grade students each year. We all enjoyed the film. It made the song it was based upon come alive in a humorous way. Not a word is spoken. All is done through mime and expressions/visuals etc. The creativity of Wendy Toye is very evident throughout the film. It makes one think about the cost in money and time True Love spends to win over his beloved. She does get a little annoyed with all the confusion caused by the birds and animals, but ah...those five gold rings over and over again!! All the servants eventually leave the home, crowded out by the menagerie. And, in the end, True Love and Wendy leave to live happily ever after!

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      Featured in Visions: Two Directors: Wendy Toye and Sally Potter (1984)
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      The Twelve Days of Christmas
      Traditional, arranged by Frederic Austin (uncredited)

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    • Pays d’origine
      • United Kingdom
    • Langue
      • English
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • On the Twelfth Day of Christmas
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      • George Brest & Associates
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