Here we are again, happy as can be, all good friends and jolly good company. Ready for another stroll down the lane we call memory and this time to look at what was in production or about to start 60 years ago at Elstree Studios..

Well, there was one of those cheap and cheerful comedies shortly to bite the dust with the increased popularity of television. This one was called My Wife's Family and starred popular 1950s comedy actors Ronald Shiner and Ted Ray. Anyone remember them?

The ever youthful Joan Collins was at the Studio with Richard Burton in a drama called The Sea Wife. It is hard to believe Joan is still as busy as ever and I think we should give her a reception at Elstree Studios to salute such an amazing career. Alas, Burton drank himself into an early grave and was denied a knighthood because in those days tax exiles were frowned upon. They are somewhat less fussy these days.

The Yangtse Incident portrayed a real life naval drama, with Richard Todd giving a good performance. When I introduced Richard to Bernard Cribbins 40 years later, assuming they knew each other having both been in the film, Bernard explained: "I was just playing one of the ratings below deck so we never met during the filming."

Let's Be Happy co-starred Hollywood imports Vera Ellen and Tony Martin, and The Good Companions was designed to launch the careers of newcomers Janette Scott and John Fraser. I have had the pleasure to meet both and glad to report they are both retired and enjoying life.

The Silken Affair was one of the films David Niven told me he made just for the money and is forgotten now. It almost did not get released as the producers ran into financial difficulties. The editor, my old late great mate Dickie Best told me when we were dining in Tesco one day that he had to hide the film's negatives at home in case they were seized! Luckily that did not happen to Dickie on other films he worked on at Elstree such as The Dam Busters.

Night Of The Demon starred my old mate Peggy Cummins, along with Dana Andrews, who was imported from Hollywood to give overseas sales a boost. Alas, at this time the late Dana was an alcoholic and was plastered throughout the film. However, in my mind it is the finest supernatural thriller to come out of Elstree. In 1987 I screened it at the studio to local youngsters from Elstree Youth Theatre. Despite being 30 years old then and in black and white it still made the youngsters jump.

Finally, a Hollywood star known as 'the hunk', Victor Mature, came to the studio to film another forgotten thriller called Interpol. I admired Victor because he never took his hero screen image seriously. I leave you with two of his quotes: "I applied for membership of a snobbish Los Angeles golf club and they refused saying they do not admit actors. I replied, have you seen my films!"

In a 1950s Biblical epic he was asked to wrestle a real lion, to which he replied: "I don't want to bitten to death, get a double." The director replied: "Do not worry, it is old and has no teeth", to which Victor responded: "I don't want to be sucked to death either!"