I was born in Torquay and in 1950 a film was made called "The Last Holiday" with Alec Guinness, Sid James and several other well known faces has anyone ever seen it, I have a good tale to tell about that one.

No dont think ive seen it herb,or perhaps i have and my memory needs jogging .

Im waiting with my ears open to your tale 

Hi Herbertina

Are we gonna have a series of three hourly episodes.

I love it . Just like on the old radio but in text. Great stuff!

Barry & Sheila

PS - can't wait for the next episode.

morning you remember I said I could clear a pub in 30 seconds flat with one of my stories, well I could make them last for half and hour, just by going off on another subject, or "just a minute I'll be back" and go off and serve other people.

Last Holiday Wilfred Hyde White, Kay Walsh, Bernard Lee, it was a lovely story about a hotel and the Torquay backdrop was beautiful.

also in this film was a rather formidable lady know as Madam Kirkwood-Hackett, she played a smallish role of one of the elderly ladies, a talking part.

My father ex-RAF was from Dubllin one of 4 sons, he was son No 3 and he and my Mum met during the war when she was only 17 and within 6 weeks were married.

Must dash, his nibs will want his breakfast.

Right Madam Kirkwood-Hackett also came from Dublin, well originally from Great Yarmouth and Dublin through marriage, she did a lot of work with the Abbey theatre and wrote childrens stories, also a fair bit in films, anyway she also visited us whilst she was filming in Torquay  she was in fact my Grandmama, my claim to fame, not really she actually insisted my parents move to Dublin with her, but she didn't bank on there being another Diva in the family my Mothers mothers (my darling Nanny) surfice to say Nanny won.

Dad however returned to Dublin, and then about 6 years ago I had an appeal out on dads squadrons website and I got this email from a lady listing all the family, she turned out to be my dear cousin Bev and my family has grown to 8 cousins and their families most of whom live in Canada and one still lives in ireland.

hows that for a tale or two. 

good post HerbT enjoyed reading about  the Family . i always wanted to be a dancer when i was young , after watching all those Hollywood musicals ,  i dearly wanted to dance with Gene Kelly or Fred Astair,

i do 40s Lindy Hop  but not been for a few weeks , cause ive not had good health , but im looking forward to getting back once im sorted ,

Oh you have done it now, I was reading all these posts earlier on, do you remember those beautiful floaty dresses of Ginger Rogers, as a little gilr I would imagine having one of those and dancing downstair cases, I could do really high kicks, but it was the dresses, funny what we would find so fasinating as a child