A Town Like Alice (1956 film) put Jack Lee and Joe Janni under contract for two years as a team. They went on to make "Robbery Under Arms" with Finch. A Town Like Alice (1956 film) A Town Like Alice is a 1956 British drama film produced by Joseph Janni and starring Virginia McKenna and Peter Finch that is based on the eponymous 1950 novel by Nevil Shute. The film does not follow the whole novel, concluding at the end of Part Two and truncating or omitting much detail. It was partially filmed in Malaya and Australia. In post-Second World War London, a young woman, Jean
Alice Duer Miller symphonic accompaniment), and the story was made into the 1944 film "The White Cliffs of Dover". Alice Duer Miller died in 1942 and was interred at Evergreen Cemetery in Morristown, New Jersey. The main works of Alice Duer Miller are: Alice Duer Miller Alice Duer Miller (July 28, 1874 – August 22, 1942) was a writer from the U.S. whose poetry actively influenced political opinion. Her feminist verses made an impact on the suffrage issue, and her verse novel "The White Cliffs" encouraged U.S. entry into World War II. She also wrote novels and screenplays. Alice Duer was born in