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Child in the House (Original title)
Date: 1956 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Direction/Supervision: C. Raker Endfield

Synopsis: Domestic drama about a child who is sent to relatives who are unloving.

Genre:
Drama

Subject:
Children
Releases
Date: 1956Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 89 mins Length: 7904 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (26)
A Golden Era film: Golden Era, Production Company: Ward's Motion Picture Co. Ltd., Produced by: S. Benjamin Fisz, Associate Producer: George Fowler, Production Manager: "Freddie" Pearson, Assistant Director: Douglas Hermes, Continuity: Jean Graham, Casting Director: Maude Spector, Screenplay: C. Raker Endfield, Additional Dialogue: A. Danvers Walker, Based on a novel by: Janet McNeill, Director of Photography: Otto Heller, Camera Operator: Chic Waterson, Editor: Charles Hasse, Art Director: Ken Adam, Wardrobe: Ernest Farrar, Make-up: Trevor Crole-Rees, Hairdressing: Bobbie Smith, Processed by: The Rank Laboratories (Denham) Limited, Music by: Mario Nascimbene, Conducted by: Franco Ferrara, Sound Mixer: Charles Tasto, Dubbing Editor: Peter Thornton, Sound System: RCA Sound Recording, Made at: Nettlefold Studios (Walton-on-Thames)
Cast (16)
Phyllis Calvert (Evelyn Acheson), Eric Portman (Henry Acheson), Stanley Baker (Stephen Lorimer), Dora Bryan (Cassie), Percy Herbert (Det. Sgt. Taylor), Joan Benham (Vera McNally), Victor Maddern (Bert), Martin Miller (Professor Topolski), Joan Hickson (cook), Alfie Bass (ticket collector), Molly Urquhart (Mrs Parsons), Bruce Beeby (policeman), Mandy (Elizabeth Lorimer), Grace Arnold (Mrs Groves), Estelle Richmond (nurse), Delysia Vennell
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (4)
In: Daily Film Renter n7170 17 Jul 1956  Page: 6
Title: [Daily Film Renter - n7170 17 Jul 1956: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v23 n272 September 1956  Page: 116
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v23 n272 September 1956: no known title]Language: English

In: Kinematograph Weekly n2553 19 Jul 1956  Page: 16
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2553 19 Jul 1956: no known title]Language: English

In:   Page: 8
Title: [ - : no known title]


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 7940 FeetStock date: 1959BFI identifier: C-947745
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 1697 FeetStock date: 1965BFI identifier: C-947748
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1310808
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1310809
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status