StudioCanal will add two new titles to its Vintage Classics Collection: Basil Dearden and Will Hay's
The Goose Steps Out (1942) and Alexander Mackendrick's
Mandy a.k.a.
Crash of Silence (1952).
The Goose Steps Out
Synopsis: Comedy legend Will Hay stars as William Potts, a hapless, clumsy schoolteacher, who just happens to be an identical body double for a notorious German Nazi general. When the army is made aware of this uncanny resemblance to the German, who they are currently holding prisoner, they decide to drop the reluctant Mr.Potts behind enemy lines. His deadly mission is to find and retrieve information on a secret weapon that the Germans are planning to use. But whilst impersonating the Nazi general, William Potts manages to infiltrate the college of Hitler Youth. He also manages to make a big impression on the students who are being trained as spies and are learning how to fit into British society. Luckily Mr. Potts is at hand to give them lots of handy hints in honor of the war effort.
STREET DATE: MAY 15.
Mandy
The film chronicles the life of a deaf girl, from the moment her parents realize that she has no hearing, through her struggle to express herself and learn how to lip-read. Her mother and father argue over the best way to deal with her condition, leading to a scandalous marriage breakdown.
Starring Phyllis Calvert, Jack Hawkins, and Terence Morgan.
STREET DATE: JUNE 12.