John Mills was "Tunes of Glory" (1960), a military drama directed by Ronald Neame co-starring Alec Guinness. Mills' performance earned him a Best Actor Award at the Venice Film Festival. Walt Disney saw "Tiger Bay" and offered Hayley Mills the lead role in "Pollyanna" (1960). Disney also offered John Mills the lead in the adventure film "Swiss Family Robinson" (1960), which was a huge hit. He did "Ross" (1960–61) on stage. The Rank Organisation insisted Mills play the role of the priest in "The Singer Not the Song" (1961) opposite Dirk Bogarde. Mills and Baker reteamed on an interracial drama "Flame in
Hayley Mills Britt Ekland, Per Oscarsson and George Sanders. It is based on the novel "Endless Night" by Agatha Christie. She made two films for Sidney Hayers, "What Changed Charley Farthing?" (1974) and "Deadly Strangers" (1975). After "The Kingfisher Caper" in 1975, co-written by Boulting, Mills dropped out of the film industry for a few years. In 1981 Mills returned to acting with a starring role in the UK television mini-series "The Flame Trees of Thika", based on Elspeth Huxley's memoir of her childhood in East Africa. The series was well received, prompting Mills to accept more acting roles. She then returned