Silent Dust (Original title)
Dates: 1947 (Production), 1949 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Lance Comfort
Synopsis: Sir Robert Rawley plans to mount a memorial to his son, Simon, who had been killed in the war. Rawley's neighbour, Lord Clandon, tries to persuade him to dedicate the memorial to all the men of the local area who had given their lives, and not just his son, but to no avail. Unknown to Rawley, who is blind, Simon secretly returns to try and extort money out of the family. Simon had deserted from the army, faking his own death, and had been making a living by trading in the black market. The family tries to shield Rawley from the knowledge of his son's return, but he discovers the subterfuge, fights with his son, the latter falling to his death from a balcony. Rawley duly changes his mind about the memorial, which he finally dedicates to all the men of the area.
Genre: War
Subjects: Aftermath of war, World War II, War Memorials
Releases
Date: 1949Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 82 mins Length: 7363 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Anglo Amalgamated
Dates: 1947 (Production), 1949 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Lance Comfort
Synopsis: Sir Robert Rawley plans to mount a memorial to his son, Simon, who had been killed in the war. Rawley's neighbour, Lord Clandon, tries to persuade him to dedicate the memorial to all the men of the local area who had given their lives, and not just his son, but to no avail. Unknown to Rawley, who is blind, Simon secretly returns to try and extort money out of the family. Simon had deserted from the army, faking his own death, and had been making a living by trading in the black market. The family tries to shield Rawley from the knowledge of his son's return, but he discovers the subterfuge, fights with his son, the latter falling to his death from a balcony. Rawley duly changes his mind about the memorial, which he finally dedicates to all the men of the area.
Genre: War
Subjects: Aftermath of war, World War II, War Memorials
Releases
Date: 1949Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 82 mins Length: 7363 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Anglo Amalgamated
Credits
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An Independent Sovereign film: Independent Sovereign, Presents: Associated British Picture Corporation Limited, Produced by: N.A. Bronsten, Production Manager: Kenneth Horne, Assistant Director: Leon Bijou, Continuity: Peggy Singer, Screen Play by: Michael Pertwee, Based on the original play 'The Paragon' by: Roland Pertwee, Michael Pertwee, Director of Photography: Wilkie Cooper, Camera Operator: Robert Day, Editor: Lito Carruthers, Art Director: C.P. Norman, Sally Gray's and Beatrice Campbell's Gowns: Ricardo, Maria Var's Gown: Rahvis, Make-up: Stuart Freeborn, Hairdressing: Alfred G. Scott, Music Composed by: Georges Auric, Conducted by: George Melachrino, Sound Supervisor: A.E. Rudolph, Sound Recordist: Jack Miller, Sound System: RCA Sound System, Dialogue Director: Wallace Douglas, Made at: Teddington, England Warner Bros. First National Studios.
Cast
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Sally Gray (Angela Rawley), Stephen Murray (Sir Robert Rawley), Derek Farr (Maxwell Oliver), Nigel Patrick (Simon Rawley), Beatrice Campbell (Joan Rawley), Seymour Hicks (Lord Clandon), Marie Lohr (Lady Clandon), Yvonne Owen (Nellie, the maid), Maria Var (cafe singer), James Hayter (PC Pringle), George Woodbridge (foreman), Edgar Norfolk (Simpson), Irene Handl (cook), Larry Taylor (army lorry driver)