The Moon-Spinners (1964) | |
| Director(s) | James Neilson |
| Producer(s) | Bill Anderson, Hugh Attwooll (associate), Walt Disney (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Family, Film Adaptation, Mystery, Romance |
| Top Topics | Disney, Jewels |
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The Moon-Spinners (1964) was a Family - Mystery Film directed by James Neilson and produced by Walt Disney, Hugh Attwooll and Bill Anderson.
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By The Metzinger Sisters on Jan 5, 2026 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversEvery year on the day before we take our Christmas tree down, we watch The Moon-Spinners (1964). It's such a lovely tradition and I don't even recall how it started, but this is one of my favorite scenes in the film. Nikki (Hayley Mills) and Mark (Peter McEnery) spend the night in the ruins of a Gre... Read full article
The Moon-Spinners: A Disney Film With a Touch of Hitchcock
By Rick29 on Oct 4, 2021 From Classic Film & TV CafeHayley Mills as Nikky.What do you get when you cross an Alfred Hitchcock suspense film with a Disney movie? The answer is something like The Moon-Spinners (1965), an attempt to transition 17-year-old Hayley Mills to more grown-up roles.The Moon-Spinners opens with musicologist Fran Ferris (Joan Gree... Read full article
The Moon-Spinners ( 1964 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Jan 5, 2020 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversIn 1963, Hayley Mills, one of the most popular child stars of the decade, set off for Greece to star in Walt Disney's family-friendly adaptation of Mary Stewart's thrilling novel "The Moon-Spinners". Mills stars as Nikky Ferris, a young girl who is traveling throughout Europe with her Aunt Frances ... Read full article
book: The Moon-Spinners (1962) by Mary Stewart
By John Grant on Nov 1, 2018 From NoirishI read a few of Mary Stewart’s romantic suspensers back in the day (for some reason I was less entranced by her Arthurian series), but I’m pretty sure this wasn’t one of them. I did watch the 1964 movie, although all I can now remember of it is the windmill and (of course) Our R... Read full article
The Moon-Spinners (1954)
By Beatrice on Apr 21, 2018 From Flickers in TimeThe Moon-Spinners Directed by James Nielson Written by Michael Dyne from a book by Mary Stewart 1964/US/UK/Argentina Walt Disney Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant This good family adventure from Disney features Haley Mills’s first screen kiss. Nicky Ferris ( Mills) is accompanyin... Read full article
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Madame Habib: Everybody lies when it serves their purpose, even the stars
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Despite good reviews, and Hayley Mills' popularity with young audiences at the time, the film failed at the box office. Rather than being re-issued in theaters, it was initially shown two years later, in three parts, on the Disney Sunday night TV show.
At the time of filming, actress Joan Greenwood (Aunt Frances Ferris) was married to actor André Morell (Yacht Captain).
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