East of Elephant Rock East of Elephant Rock East of Elephant Rock is a 1977 British independent drama film directed by Don Boyd and starring John Hurt, Jeremy Kemp and Judi Bowker. It was Boyd's second feature film following his little-noticed 1975 "Intimate Reflections". Like William Somerset Maugham's 1927 play "The Letter" and two subsequent film adaptations, its narrative content depended on the 1911 Ethel Proudlock murder in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which became a "cause célèbre" scandalising British colonial society and which had been featured in a "Sunday Observer" article as recently as the year before. Boyd, drawing in part on his own experience
The Bashful Elephant "Babes in Toyland". Later, it was a companion feature with Disney's 1962 film, "In Search of the Castaways". A review in "Daily Variety" of February 9, 1962, suggested removing a scene involving a principal character's infidelity to her boyfriend, as it was unsuitable for juvenile audiences. Dorrell and Stuart McGowan's sister, Roxana (1897–1976), was an actress who married twice, both to film directors, first Albert Ray, then John Malcolm Stahl. Ronald Stein composed the music and wrote the lyrics, which were sung by Raffaela. The Bashful Elephant The Bashful Elephant is a 1961 35 mm black & white feature film