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
Mary Hayley Bell Bell wrote four plays: "Men in Shadow" (1942), "Angel" (1947), "Duet for Two Hands" (1945), and "The Uninvited Guest" (1953). She also wrote the novel "Whistle Down the Wind" (1959), co-wrote the screenplay and story of "Sky West and Crooked" (1966) (released as "Gypsy Girl" in the United States), and wrote additional dialogue for "Scott of the Antarctic" (1948). "Whistle Down the Wind" was made into a film in 1961 (starring daughter Hayley Mills) and an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical in 1996. Its title is believed to have been inspired by the sound of the wind around the bow windows