Help me identify this film from the John Lewis advert?

[BOFster]

It's driving me crazy

Here's a link to the John Lewis advert- take a look at the old movie showing on the television at 1 minute in, please.

Everybody thinks it's from It's A Wonderful Life, the embrace you can see at 3:21 in this clip:

But it really really isn't.

My husband hasn't watched the ad but looking over my shoulder at the screenshot he said the actress is Shelley Winters. Any chance?

I met Luise Rainer once, about 10 or 12 years ago. She lives in Eaton Square, or did then.

She's still alive - 104 I think. I was so excited and went back to work and nobody there knew who she was! My mom and aunt loved her and were always raving about "The Good Earth".

Shelley Winters is blonde in every picture I can find. I see what he means, though, the face shape is right.

YW bobby. You didn't sound rude, more panicky

Good grief Sorrel. Have you sought professional help?

No, I've learnt to live with the self-loathing

Kim Hunter from A Matter of Life or Death?

I had a naughty dream about George Peppard once. In his A Team persona

Queen, were you locked in a barn with him and had to construct something?

I once confessed to a childhood crush on Basil Brush so I think you're all safe.

Confessed on here I mean. I wasn't held in a basement with a bright light shone in my face or anything.

Boom boom.

Coumarin someone on here admitted to a dirty dream about Harold Bishop. There is nothing that can ever sound perverted again after that.

Well that's beaten all the weird crushes in the world.

When you say "someone" Arsenic...? Hmm?

BoF is not going to be happy when she gets home. Hide the matinee idol pics and look busy, quick.

Don't look at me.

I might have admitted to a slight tendresse for Michael Portillo on that thread though

Ahem yes....

I think it looks like a young James Stewart. I've been examining his cheekbone very closely.

Not a barn, PedantMarina, I think it was a cave. Thankfully it was a while ago and I have managed to forget the details

I'm very grateful it wasn't Harold Bishop!

Michael Portillo ??

Get out.

Perhaps it was a young John Major. With Edwina Currie.

Is BOF going to be very cross when she gets back?

He does have a James Stewart-ness about him actually. The hairline looks right.

Although I suppose it was a haircut they all would've had.

And I'm thinking mid 30s.....

1930s, that is.

Perhaps it was a young John Major. With Edwina Currie.

Ewww. The ecstatic look on the freeze frame was quite bad enough thanks.