Hayley Mills

Following the TCM screening of Whistle Down the Wind, Hayley Mills was interviewed by film historian, Cari Beauchamp.

Penelope Andrew: First Choice for Lolita, Hayley Mills, Attends Rare Screening of Whistle Down the Wind in Hollywood, Cult Classic Comes to BAM Penelope Andrew 2011

Adapted from a novel by Mary Hayley Bell and starring the author's daughter, Hayley Mills, the film was mistakenly described as the screen debut of the late British actor Alan Bates it was actually his second, the first was The Entertainer.

Penelope Andrew: First Choice for Lolita, Hayley Mills, Attends Rare Screening of Whistle Down the Wind in Hollywood, Cult Classic Comes to BAM Penelope Andrew 2011

Hayley Mills' filmography spans diverse styles of filmmaking from Disney classics, like Polyanna and The Parent Trap, to British New Wave features, such as Whistle and The Family Way.

Penelope Andrew: First Choice for Lolita, Hayley Mills, Attends Rare Screening of Whistle Down the Wind in Hollywood, Cult Classic Comes to BAM Penelope Andrew 2011

Hayley Mills still youthful, 50 years after the release of Whistle Down the Wind, at the TCM Classic Film Festival in May 2011.

Penelope Andrew: First Choice for Lolita, Hayley Mills, Attends Rare Screening of Whistle Down the Wind in Hollywood, Cult Classic Comes to BAM Penelope Andrew 2011

Along with every other eleven-year-old boy in England at the time I fall in love with Hayley Mills.

Late, Late at Night Rick Springfield 2010

Along with every other eleven-year-old boy in England at the time I fall in love with Hayley Mills.

Late, Late at Night Rick Springfield 2010

Along with every other eleven-year-old boy in England at the time I fall in love with Hayley Mills.

Late, Late at Night Rick Springfield 2010

When I wincingly reflect on my young school years, I think of a nice looking but insecure girl who one month tried to look like Sandra Dee, the next Hayley Mills, the next Natalie Wood.

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He also created the visual effect that made Hayley Mills appear as twins in "The Parent Trap," his son said.

Robert Broughton, RIP Steve Hulett 2009

Reading other comments, I realize I had forgotten the mad crush I had on Mouseketeer Cheryl Holdridge before Hayley Mills.

Friday, July 31 – The Bleat. 2009