Terry-Thomas 1911-1990

It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world ( Visual )
10 editions published between 1985 and 2007 in English and held by 1,022 libraries worldwide
When a goofy assortment of motorists unexpectedly learn the whereabouts of a stolen fortune, they speed off on a side-splitting, car-bashing race for the loot.

Robin Hood ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1984 and 2007 in English and German and held by 1,020 libraries worldwide
The animals have their own version of what really happened in Sherwood Forest. Robin Hood and his band of merry men outwit the greedy Prince John and his sniveling partner, Sir Hiss, as they put the tax squeeze on their poor, hardworking loyal subjects.

I'm all right Jack ( Visual )
10 editions published between 1959 and 2009 in English and held by 312 libraries worldwide
"Peter Sellers won his only British Academy Award for his career-making performance as Socialist shop steward Fred Kite in this brilliant class-struggle comedy. Ian Carmichael ... co-stars as naive Oxford graduate Stanley Windrush, who is hired as a common worker at his wealthy uncle's missile factory and quickly becomes a pawn in the battle between management and Mr. Kite's labor union. But can both sides stop a complete nitwit from single-handedly destroying the economy while becoming the symbol of integrity for an entire nation?"--Container.

Those magnificent men in their flying machines ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 295 libraries worldwide
A newspaper publisher is convinced to sponsor an air race from London to Paris.

How to murder your wife ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 233 libraries worldwide
Comedy about a successful cartoonist dedicated to living the bachelor life, who, after attending a bachelor party, finds himself married to the Italian beauty who popped out of the cake. Since he's the ultimate bachelor, he is desperate to get out of the marriage, and figures the only way is to commit the perfect crime.

The abominable Dr. Phibes ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1971 and 2004 in English and held by 215 libraries worldwide
Long thought dead, the victim of a horrible accident, Dr. Anton Phibes still lives, surrounded by art-deco bric-a-brac and attended by mute beauty Vulnavia. Outwardly normal in appearance, Phibes actually wears a rubber mask, covering his hideously deformed countenance; giving away the artifice is the fact that, when he dines, he takes his food through his neck rather than his mouth. Able to speak only when plugging a wire into his damaged vocal chords, Phibes elucidates his plan to murder the medical team whom he holds responsible for the death of his wife.

Terry-Thomas tells tales : an autobiography by Terry-Thomas ( Book )
15 editions published between 1990 and 1993 in English and Undetermined and held by 212 libraries worldwide
In his autobiography, Terry-Thomas recalls his humble beginnings in Finchley, his experiences in variety, radio and television, and the films which led him to become Hollywood's favourite Englishman. Then followed his development of Parkinson's Disease and final years as a recluse living on charity.

Tom Thumb ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1958 and 2000 in English and held by 192 libraries worldwide
Tom Thumb, the son of a woodcutter, is only 5 1/2 inches tall. Tom overcomes hard luck and huge obstacles while saving his parents from harm.

Jeeves by P. G Wodehouse ( Recording )
5 editions published between 1964 and 1989 in English and held by 146 libraries worldwide
Jeeves, the inscrutable gentleman's gentleman who steers his befuddled employer Bertie Wooster through countless scrapes, is one of P.G. Wodehouse's wittiest and most enduring characters, Here Jeeves is portrayed by Roger Livesey while Terry-Thomas plays Bertie. Supported by an excellent cast, these actors render two vintage stories : Jeeves takes charge, and Indian Summer.

School for scoundrels ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 145 libraries worldwide
Mr. S. Potter is headmaster of a school which gives instruction on "How to win without actually cheating." The school teaches the ways to seduce a women, gain points in a conversation, or beating someone who plays a better game. One of Mr. Potter's pupils is a desperate Henry Palfrey whose every attempt to win the heart of April Smith has been thwarted by the cad Raymond Delauney. Needless to say Mr. Potter's instructions allow Henry to vanquish his nemesis and win April's affections, though not quite as Mr. Potter had intended.