Snowball (Original title)
Dates: 1960 (Copyright), 03 May 1960 (Production), 01 August 1960 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Pat Jackson
Synopsis: A boy tells his parents that a bus conductor turned him off the bus home for not having a ticket. The story gets out of control and the conductor, a war veteran with memory problems, is harassed until he collapses on the railway tracks and and is killed by a train. The boy finally owns up to lying.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Children, Bus conductors, Trains
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8334 20 Jul 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v27 n320 September 1960 Page: 131
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v27 n320 September 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2755 21 Jul 1960 Page: 27
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2755 21 Jul 1960: no known title]Language: English
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 6160 FeetBFI identifier: C-157270
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print
Film materials(3)
Description: 16mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: MixedBFI identifier: C-1310973
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 6160 FeetBFI identifier: C-157270
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6251 FeetStock date: 1959BFI identifier: C-157271
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1960 (Copyright), 03 May 1960 (Production), 01 August 1960 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Pat Jackson
Synopsis: A boy tells his parents that a bus conductor turned him off the bus home for not having a ticket. The story gets out of control and the conductor, a war veteran with memory problems, is harassed until he collapses on the railway tracks and and is killed by a train. The boy finally owns up to lying.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Children, Bus conductors, Trains
Credits
(22)
Production Company: Independent Artists, Producer: Julian Wintle, Producer: Leslie Parkyn, Production Supervisor: Arthur Alcott, Assistant Director: Pat Morton, Continuity: Sue Dyson, Screenplay: Anne Francis, Based on a novel by: James Lake, Director of Photography: Michael Reed, Camera Operator: Ronald Taylor, Editor: Peter Taylor, Art Director: Harry Pottle, Costumes: Morris Angel, Wardrobe: Vi Murray, Make-up: Trevor Crole-Rees, Hair Stylist: Maude Onslow, Music: Clifton Parker, Music Director: Muir Mathieson, Sound Recording: Len Page, Sound Re-recording: Ken Cameron, Studio: Beaconsfield Studios
Cast
(19)
Gordon Jackson (Bill Donovan), Zena Walker (Mary), Kenneth Griffith (Phil Hart), Daphne Anderson (Nora), Dennis Waterman (Mickey), Myrtle Reed (Betty Martin), Edward Cast (Martin), Wensley Pithey (Jim Adams), John Welsh (Ted Wylie), Scot Finch (Boyd), Eric Pohlmann (Editor), Jack Stewart (Davis), Ronald Adam (Mr. King), Roddy McMillan (Jack), Robert Hunter (Tom), Charlotte Mitchell, Jennifer Wilson, Alastair Speed, Anthony Bate
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(3)
In: The Daily Cinema n8334 20 Jul 1960 Page: 14Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8334 20 Jul 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v27 n320 September 1960 Page: 131
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v27 n320 September 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2755 21 Jul 1960 Page: 27
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2755 21 Jul 1960: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 6160 FeetBFI identifier: C-157270
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print
Film materials(3)
Description: 16mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: MixedBFI identifier: C-1310973
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 6160 FeetBFI identifier: C-157270
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6251 FeetStock date: 1959BFI identifier: C-157271
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film