Rent Nettlefold Studios Collection: Vol.1 (1955)
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A collection of films made at Nettlefold Studios, Walton. Including a special celebration of British Pioneer Filmmaker Cecil Hepworth and the studios.
The Turners of Prospect Road (1947)
Having previously been thought to be lost from the National Film Archive, this post-war drama tells the tale of a greyhound puppy found in the back of a Black Cab in London, and its shot at glory on the race track.
Private Information (1952)
When Charlotte (Jill Esmond) suspects that the local council is corrupt, she mounts a battle against the defective drains that could cause public health issues.Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) Includes Original Theatrical Trailer
Set in 1834, this faithful rendition of the Thomas Hughes book examines life at the famed Rugby School for Boys and was atmospherically shot on location at the school itself.
A Celebration of Nettlefold Studios and Cecil Hepworth
Join Dr. Simon Brown (Associate Professor of Film and Television, Kingston University), Mike Read, William Russell (Sir Lancelot) and Patricia Dainton as we explore and celebrate the famous Nettlefold Studios, from within the only surviving building of the original lot. We journey through the fascinating history of Nettlefold with a reflection on the works of Cecil Hepworth, the director, film producer and screenwriter who started the iconic British film base.
Sheepdog of the Hills (1941)
The costal community of Collington is troubled with sheep-stealing. Farmers are all losing sheep, except one. Is it because of his great sheepdog?
Park Plaza 605 (aka. Norman Conquest) (1953)
Tom Conway (The Falcon) stars in this gripping thriller as a private detective who is wrongly accused of murder. Can he prove his innocence and track down the gang of jewel thieves? Featuring Sid James and Richard Wattis.
The Delavine Affair (aka. Murder Is News) (1955)
Journalist Rex Banner (Peter Reynolds), with the aid of his wife Maxine (Honor Blackman), attempts to solve a jewel robbery.
The Blue Parrot (1953)
A classic British film noir featuring John Le Mesurier, giving a superbly understated performance as a shady Soho nightclub owner, whose club is under investigation after the murder of a small time crook.
Three Silent Men (1940)
A Pacifist surgeon (Sebastian Shaw) must operate to save the life of the inventor of a deadly weapon to be used against the allies in war.
Meet Mr. Callaghan (1954)
An adaptation of the Peter Cheyney novel "The Urgent Hangman", 'Meet Mr. Callaghan' tells the tale of a down at heel private Detective Slim Callaghan (Derrick De Marney) who is hired by young socialite Cynthis Meraulton (Harriette Johns) when her rich stepfather changes his will in her favour and is then subsequently murdered.- Actors:
- Wilfrid Lawson, Helena Pickard, Maureen Glynne, Amy Veness, Jeanne De Casalis, Shamus Locke, Desmond Tester, Christopher Steele, Giselle Morlais, Joy Frankau, Andrew Blackett, Gus McNaughton, Charles Farrell, Peter Bull, Francis Adams, Richard Afton, Ley Court, Arthur Dibbs, Bert Gerrish, Bryan Herbert
- Directors:
- Maurice J. Wilson, Fergus McDonell, Gordon Parry, Germain Burger, Bernard Knowles, Douglas Peirce, John Harlow, Thomas Bentley, Charles Saunders
- Producers:
- Victor Katona, Ronald Kinnoch, Brian Desmond Hurst, F.W. Baker, Albert Fennell, Bertram Ostrer, John Croydon, Henry Passmore, Stanley Haynes, Guido Coen, Derrick De Marney
- Writers:
- Victor Katona, Patrick Kirwan, Gordon Glennon, John Baines, Ronald Kinnoch, Thomas Hughes, Noel Langley, Lawrence Huntington, Vera Allinson, Kathleen Butler, Berkeley Gray, Bertram Ostrer, Albert Fennell, Bernard Knowles, Clifford Witting, George Fisher, Robert H. Chapman, Basil Boothroyd, Percy Hoskins, Allan MacKinnon
- Studio:
- Renown Pictures
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Classics, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Special Interest, Sports & Sport Films, Thrillers
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On Private Information. - Nettlefold Studios Collection: Vol.1 review by Steve
Micro-budgeted British B film which overcomes its limitations to deliver solid social commentary. It can't have had an auspicious pitch. This is about council drains... But it's also a David and Goliath story, as a middle aged housewife (Jill Esmond) goes up against the town hall and accuses them of graft, which leads to tragedy.
The film is compromised by its short running time and a lack of money. Plot lines are curtailed. The look is bare and the sound is rudimentary. The director chooses as few set ups as possible for his static camera. The actors are familiar without being even minor stars. There is a feeling of the budget running out as the big finale is replaced by a chat
But the premise of the underdog taking on entrenched vested interest is a resilient one. The script grinds a small political axe. The council is implied to be Tory, and there is warning of the dangers of fascism from the crusading local news reporter (Gerard Heinz), who was a refugee from the Nazis. But mostly we get an impression of how insulated are the guardians of power.
This is the sort of subject that in the sixties would be covered by the BBC on The Wednesday Play. But they would have used working class characters. Esmond, Jack Watling and Carol Marsh are all improbably posh as a family of council house tenants. It's an emotive film, a polemic. The corrupt officials are incredibly entitled. And the poor get stiffed again.
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