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| Pool of London | |
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 Original British quad format film poster | |
| Directed by | Basil Dearden |
| Screenplay by | Jack Whittingham John Eldridge |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Starring | Bonar Colleano Earl Cameron Susan Shaw |
| Cinematography | Gordon Dines |
| Edited by | Peter Tanner |
| Music by | John Addison |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | GFD (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Pool of London is a 1951 British noir crime film directed by veteran director Basil Dearden.[2]
Synopsis
The story centres on the crew of the merchant ship Dunbar, which docks in the Pool of London. The crew members are given shore leave, and soon become involved in smuggling and petty crime in post-war London. The film is mainly known for portraying the first interracial relationship in a British film.[3]
Johnny Lambert, the black man in question, takes his white girlfriend to the Natural History Museum and the Greenwich Observatory, showing her culture she has previously missed.
Rooftop views of the couple on the dome of St Paul's Cathedral feature the bombed areas around the cathedral prior to the building of Paternoster Square.
Meanwhile Dan robs a jewellers and accidentally kills the night watchman. His girlfriend is happy with diamonds he brings until she realises where they are from.
Main cast
- Bonar Colleano as Dan MacDonald
- Earl Cameron as Johnny Lambert
- Susan Shaw as Pat
- Renée Asherson as Sally
- Moira Lister as Maisie
- Max Adrian as Charlie Vernon
- Joan Dowling as Pamela
- James Robertson Justice as Engine Room Officer Trotter
- Michael Golden as Customs Officer Andrews
- John Longden as Detective Inspector Williams
- Alfie Bass as Alf
- Christopher Hewett as Mike
- Leslie Phillips as Harry
- Ian Bannen as Garage attendant
- George Benson as George
- Beckett Bould as The Watchman
- Sam Kydd as 2nd Engineer
- Victor Maddern as First Tram Conductor
- Laurence Naismith as Commissionaire
- Campbell Singer as Station Sergeant
Release
“Pool of London” premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on the 22 February 1951.[1]
Critical reception
In The New York Times, Bosley Crowther wrote, "there is excitement and suspense in the gritty and grimy melodramatics," and concluded that the film, "though not distinguished, is entertaining and has the flavor of a great shipping port."[4]
References
- ^ a b "Pool Of London". Art & Hue. 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Brooks, Xan (8 August 2017). "'I've not retired!' Earl Cameron, Britain's first black film star, on Bond, racism – and turning 100" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ BFI Screenonline: Pool of London Linked 2015-06-08
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F07E5DF163BE53ABC4051DFB767838A649EDE
External links
- Template:BFI Explore
- Pool of London at the BFI's Screenonline
- Pool of London at IMDb
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- 1951 films
- 1950s crime drama films
- British films
- British crime films
- Ealing Studios films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Basil Dearden
- Films produced by Michael Balcon
- Films scored by John Addison
- Films set in London
- British drama films
- Films with screenplays by Jack Whittingham
- 1951 drama films
- 1950s British film stubs