Flame in the Streets (Original title)
Dates: 1961 (Copyright), 10 July 1961 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Roy Baker
Synopsis: Melodrama dealing with racism. Centres on domestic difficulties which develop in a working class family when their daughter falls in love with a Jamaican.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Racism, Interracial relationships, West Indian community in Great Britain
Releases
Date: 20 June 1961Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 93 mins Length: 8370 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Rank Film Distributors
Title: colour of social realismAuthor: Street, SarahArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Examines the impact of Eastmancolor, a cheap and widely available colour film stock, on British social realist films of the 1960s. At a time when social realist films were predominately filmed in black and white, the introduction of colour had repercussions on the representational and aesthetic aspects of the sub-genre, leading critics to label its use as inappropriate. This article looks at examples of films released during the 1950s and 1960s, which used colour in inventive ways to accentuate the themes of social realism. Examples include: A Kid for Two Farthings (1955), Miracle in Soho (1957), Sapphire (1959), Flame in the Streets (1961), Some People (1962), The Family Way (1966) and Poor Cow (1967).
In: Journal of British Cinema and Television v6 n1 2009 Pages: 122-133
Title: Interview: 'The colour of one's skin': Earl CameronAuthor: Guha, Malini Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Profile and interview with pioneering black British actor Earl Cameron. Discusses his early life, theatre work, films made for Ealing Studios and his more recent film appearances
In: The Daily Cinema n8466 2 Jun 1961 Page: 7
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8466 2 Jun 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2801 8 Jun 1961 Page: 29
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2801 8 Jun 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v28 n330 July 1961 Page: 91
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v28 n330 July 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 28 Jun 1961
Title: [Variety - 28 Jun 1961: no known title]Language: English
Author: MAYER, Geoff Pages: 224 p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(10)
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Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 1668 FeetStock date: 1989BFI identifier: C-1116893
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8351 FeetStock date: 1961BFI identifier: C-57699
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: VHS cassetteTX date: 1993-09-18BFI identifier: C-747944
Status: Viewing - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: MP4 - LTO5Duration: 01:33:10 minutesMPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-368972-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-635998
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Description: VHS cassetteTX date: 1993-09-18BFI identifier: C-747944
Status: Viewing - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 1668 FeetStock date: 1989BFI identifier: C-1116893
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8351 FeetStock date: 1961BFI identifier: C-57699
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 6826 FeetBFI identifier: C-935534
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 8349 FeetStock date: 1959BFI identifier: C-753565
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1961 (Copyright), 10 July 1961 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Roy Baker
Synopsis: Melodrama dealing with racism. Centres on domestic difficulties which develop in a working class family when their daughter falls in love with a Jamaican.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Racism, Interracial relationships, West Indian community in Great Britain
Releases
Date: 20 June 1961Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 93 mins Length: 8370 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Rank Film Distributors
Credits
(25)
Production Company: The Rank Organisation Film Productions Ltd, In association with: Somerset Productions, Executive Producer: Earl St. John, Producer: Roy Baker, Associate Producer: Jack Hanbury, Production Manager: Charles Orme, Assistant Director: Stanley Hosgood, Continuity: Penny Daniels, [Casting]: Weston Drury Jr, Screenplay based on his own story: Ted Willis, [Based on the play by]: Barry Reckord, Director of Photography: Christopher Challis, Camera Operator: David Harcourt, Editor: Roger Cherrill, Art Director: Alex Vetchinsky, Set Dresser: Arthur Taksen, Costume Designer: Yvonne Caffin, Make-up: W.T. Partleton, Hairdresser: Stella Rivers, Music: Philip Green, Sound Recording: Dudley Messenger, Sound Recording: Gordon K. McCallum, Sound Editor: Harry Miller, Studio: Pinewood Studios
Cast
(28)
John Mills (Jacko Palmer), Sylvia Syms (Kathie Palmer), Brenda De Banzie (Nell Palmer), Earl Cameron (Gabriel Gomez), Johnny Sekka (Peter Lincoln), Ann Lynn (Judy Gomez), Wilfrid Brambell (Mr Palmer Sr), Meredith Edwards (Harry Mitchell), Newton Blick (Visser), Glyn Houston (Hugh Davies), Michael Wynne (Les), Dan Jackson (Jubilee), Cyril Chamberlain (James Dowell), Gretchen Franklin (Mrs Bingham), Harry Baird (Billy), Max Butterfield (first lout), Larry Martyn (second corner boy), Irvin Allen (Christie), Lionel Ngakane ([Sam]), Corinne Skinner ([Mrs Jackson]), William Ingram ([Gerry]), Brian Mcdermott ([Tim]), Bari Johnson ([Mickey]), Joan Jason ([second black girl]), Sonny Mckenzie ([Mrs Jackson]), Thomas Baptiste, Monte Landis, Jeremy Lloyd ([])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(6)
In: Journal of British cinema and television v15 n4 2018 Pages: 469-490Title: colour of social realismAuthor: Street, SarahArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Examines the impact of Eastmancolor, a cheap and widely available colour film stock, on British social realist films of the 1960s. At a time when social realist films were predominately filmed in black and white, the introduction of colour had repercussions on the representational and aesthetic aspects of the sub-genre, leading critics to label its use as inappropriate. This article looks at examples of films released during the 1950s and 1960s, which used colour in inventive ways to accentuate the themes of social realism. Examples include: A Kid for Two Farthings (1955), Miracle in Soho (1957), Sapphire (1959), Flame in the Streets (1961), Some People (1962), The Family Way (1966) and Poor Cow (1967).
In: Journal of British Cinema and Television v6 n1 2009 Pages: 122-133
Title: Interview: 'The colour of one's skin': Earl CameronAuthor: Guha, Malini Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Profile and interview with pioneering black British actor Earl Cameron. Discusses his early life, theatre work, films made for Ealing Studios and his more recent film appearances
In: The Daily Cinema n8466 2 Jun 1961 Page: 7
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8466 2 Jun 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2801 8 Jun 1961 Page: 29
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2801 8 Jun 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v28 n330 July 1961 Page: 91
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v28 n330 July 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 28 Jun 1961
Title: [Variety - 28 Jun 1961: no known title]Language: English
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: Roy Ward BakerAuthor: MAYER, Geoff Pages: 224 p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(10)
Accessible materials to view(5)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 1668 FeetStock date: 1989BFI identifier: C-1116893
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8351 FeetStock date: 1961BFI identifier: C-57699
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: VHS cassetteTX date: 1993-09-18BFI identifier: C-747944
Status: Viewing - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: MP4 - LTO5Duration: 01:33:10 minutesMPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-368972-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-635998
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(5)
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-368856
Status: Removed - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-369029
Status: Removed - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-368856-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-369029-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-368913
Status: Removed - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-368972
Status: Removed - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:33:10 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-368913-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4 - LTO5Duration: 01:33:10 minutesMPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-368972-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-635998
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteTX date: 1993-09-18BFI identifier: C-747944
Status: Viewing - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 1668 FeetStock date: 1989BFI identifier: C-1116893
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8351 FeetStock date: 1961BFI identifier: C-57699
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 6826 FeetBFI identifier: C-935534
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 8349 FeetStock date: 1959BFI identifier: C-753565
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film