The Secret Place (Original title)
Dates: 1956 (Copyright), 25 March 1957 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Clive Donner
Synopsis: Crime melodrama about a small boy whose courage upsets the plans of a pair of diamond thieves after he discovers they have hidden the haul in his home.
Genre: Crime
Subjects: Theft, Children
Releases
Date: 06 February 1957Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8829 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
Title: [The Film Daily - v113 n107 3 Jun 1958: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v24 n278 March 1957 Page: 30
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v24 n278 March 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2582 7 Feb 1957 Page: 14
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2582 7 Feb 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v88 n7706 4 Feb 1957 Page: 6
Title: [Today's Cinema - v88 n7706 4 Feb 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Daily Film Renter n7311 4 Feb 1957 Page: 5
Title: [Daily Film Renter - n7311 4 Feb 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2550 28 Jun 1956 Page: 43
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2550 28 Jun 1956: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 3535 FeetStock date: 1957BFI identifier: C-151593
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: MP4MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-626136
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(1)
Description: MP4MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-626136
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Film materials(3)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 3535 FeetStock date: 1957BFI identifier: C-151593
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeSound: CombinedLength: 8829 FeetStock date: 1957BFI identifier: C-761109
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8846 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-151589
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1956 (Copyright), 25 March 1957 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Clive Donner
Synopsis: Crime melodrama about a small boy whose courage upsets the plans of a pair of diamond thieves after he discovers they have hidden the haul in his home.
Genre: Crime
Subjects: Theft, Children
Releases
Date: 06 February 1957Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8829 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
Credits
(31)
©: The Rank Organisation Film Productions Ltd, Presents: The Rank Organisation, Released by: J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors Limited, Executive Producer: Earl St. John, A John Bryan production: John Bryan, Associate Producer: Anthony Perry, Production Manager: George Mills, Production Controller for Pinewood Studios: Arthur Alcott, 2nd Unit Director: Peter Bezencenet, Assistant Director: Rory Gowans, Continuity: Tilly Day, Original Screenplay by: Linette Perry, Director of Photography: Ernest Steward, Camera Operator: H.A.R. Thomson, Editor: Peter Bezencenet, Production Designer: Michael Stringer, Set Decoration: Vernon Dixon, Dress Designer: Margaret Furse, Make-up: Eddie Knight, Hairdressing: Iris Tilley, Music Composed by: Clifton Parker, Additional Music: Ray Martin, Eric Jupp, Conducted by: Muir Mathieson, Sound Recordist: C.C. Stevens, Sound Recordist: William Daniels, Sound Editor: Donald Sharpe, Stunt Double: Terry Yorke, Stunt Double: Edna Taylor, Studio: Pinewood Studios
Cast
(47)
Belinda Lee (Molly Wilson), Ronald Lewis (Gerry Carter), Michael Brooke (Freddie Haywood), Michael Gwynn (Stephen Waring), Geoffrey Keen (Mr Haywood), David McCallum (Mike Wilson), Maureen Pryor (Mrs Haywood), George Selway (Paddy), George A. Cooper (Harry), Anne Blake (Mrs Wilson), John Welsh (Mr Christian), Brendon Hanley (Johnnie Haywood), Hugh Manning (Sergeant Paynter), Philip Ray (Mr R. Venner), Wendy Craig (receptionist), Fanny Carby (woman with prom), Rudolph Offenbach (Van Bijl), Peggy Ann Clifford (Mrs Wilson's neighbour), Lee Montague (jeweller), David De Keyser (ticket clerk), Alfred Maron (night watchman), Jenny Jones (Shirley), Charles Everett (policeman), Hilda Fenemore (Mrs Haywood's neighbour), William Ingram (youth), Jill Dixon (Joan), Patrick Jordan (constable), Donald Bradley (youth in Turntable), Barry Steele (small man), Gretchen Franklin (mother), Edith Raye (Mrs Denham), Ian Hendry (man inside), Alan MacNaughtan (police inspector), Kevin Green, Peter Hicks, Linda Fredericks, Julia Richards, Alan Coleshill, Lynne Roberts, Anthony John, Virginia Mollett, Teresa Hall, Iris Jean, Avril Kapps, Christine Roberts, Linda Smith, David Paul
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(6)
In: The Film Daily v113 n107 3 Jun 1958 Page: 6Title: [The Film Daily - v113 n107 3 Jun 1958: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v24 n278 March 1957 Page: 30
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v24 n278 March 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2582 7 Feb 1957 Page: 14
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2582 7 Feb 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v88 n7706 4 Feb 1957 Page: 6
Title: [Today's Cinema - v88 n7706 4 Feb 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Daily Film Renter n7311 4 Feb 1957 Page: 5
Title: [Daily Film Renter - n7311 4 Feb 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2550 28 Jun 1956 Page: 43
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2550 28 Jun 1956: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 3535 FeetStock date: 1957BFI identifier: C-151593
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: MP4MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-626136
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(1)
Description: MP4MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-626136
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Film materials(3)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 3535 FeetStock date: 1957BFI identifier: C-151593
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeSound: CombinedLength: 8829 FeetStock date: 1957BFI identifier: C-761109
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8846 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-151589
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film