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IMDB rating: 6.50 Plot: Compulsive gambler, Sir Giles Staverley is tricked into gambling away his home by his old adversary Lord Harry Wrotham. As Staverley is distraught and desperate, Wrotham gives him one last chance – he will gamble everything Staverley has lost against Staverley’s daughter’s hand in marriage and her trust fund of 80,000 guineas. Staverley agress and loses once again, but unable to face his daughter, Serena, he kills himself. Lord Justin Vulcan, a notoriously cold, clear headed gambler challenges Wrotham for the house and the girl and, much to Wrotham’s disgust, wins. Justin now finds himself in possession of the house and Serena, but has no idea of what to do with them. After meeting Serena and realising that she is much younger and more beautiful than he had imagined, he installs her as a guest at Mandrake, his family home, despite the hatred of Justin’s mother, Lady Harriet Vulcan. As Lady Vulcan attempts to marry Serena off to anyone except her son, Serena and Justin become friends and he teaches her about Mandrake, the home he loves. A crisis forces Serena and Justin to confront their feelings for each other. Can the course of true love run smooth for them? |
Actors: Fox Edward,Dickson Neil,Plummer Christopher,Granger Stewart,Hunt Gareth,Gilbert Marcus,Addie Robert,Gaddas James,Villiers Christopher,Aris Ben,Drama,Romance,
Why dont governments ban the sale if cigarettes?
Governments make huge profits from the sale of cigarettes which have caused more deaths in this country than any other disease. Even the packets now tell you that smoking is a health hazard and our hospitals are full of people suffering from the effects of smoking, such as heart disease, thrombosis, emphysema etc. I wrote to our PM but no reply. More people should sue the manufacturers and or governments for allowing it to happen. My dad would be alive today if he had never smoked.
tobacco and acholol fall under the same category…if governments were to ban 1 they would have to ban both…..yes there are huge taxes paid on these items…the warnings have been put in place to deter our youth from smoking…those who have claimed compensation in class acts did so if they were smoking prior to these warning…but at the end of the day it is up to the individual to decide whether they will smoke or not….
askaway | Dec 12, 2006
taxes generated by the sales
drgoodhi | Dec 12, 2006
Because they make way too much money off of it and its very popular. Same with alcohol.
Dayna L | Dec 12, 2006
You’ve answered your own question.
They dont ban the sale because "Governments make huge profits from the sale of cigarettes which have caused more deaths in this country than any other disease. "
Who cares whose dying? As long as we get the dough it doesnt matter. You see, the thing that drives people to work is money. Money is very versatile. With money, you can buy a car, use it fund a warlord in Africa, or use it to buy Rolexes and diamond rings. The need, (want, I should say), is a greater force than morals. So if youre wondering why your government wont ban sales, its probably because you’ve already answered your own question.
Simon Legree | Dec 12, 2006
you said it yourself……Governments make huge profits from the sale of cigarettes
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Tags: 1987, Addie Robert, Aris Ben, Dickson Neil, Drama, Fox Edward, Gaddas James, Gilbert Marcus, Granger Stewart, Hunt Gareth, Plummer Christopher, Romance, Villiers Christopher