Black Memory

CinematographyS.D. OnionsEdited byJohn F. HouseMusic byPeter RussellDistributed byAmbassador Film Productions73 minsCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Black Memory is a 1947 British crime film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Michael Atkinson, Myra O'Connell and Michael Medwin.^[1] It featured the first screen appearance of Sid James, known for the Carry On films. Also making her film acting debut in Black Memory was the Welsh-born actor, playwright, screenwriter and film director Jane Arden.^[2]

Premise

When his father is wrongly convicted and hanged for murder, son Danny poses as a juvenile delinquent, and ten years later manages to clear his father's name.

Cast

• Michael Atkinson as Danny Cruff
• Myra O'Connell as Joan Davidson
• Michael Medwin as Johnnie Fletcher
• Sid James (credited as Sydney James) as Eddie Clinton
• Frank Hawkins as Alf Davidson
• Jane Arden as Sally Davidson
• Winifred Melville as Mrs. Davidson
• Michael Conry as Carl Broach
• Betty Miller as Mrs. Cruff
• Arthur Brander as Rutford
• Gerald Pring as Hawkins, the headmaster
• Valerie Hulton as Miss Philpotts
• Maurice Nicholas as Johnnie, as a boy
• Malcolm Sommers as Danny, as a boy

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote: "Weak story, poor dialog; everyone's just kiddin' around";^[3] while Mystery File wrote: "it’s only in bits and pieces and occasional places that the plot rises above the purely pedestrian. If I were Leonard Maltin, the best I could give this movie would be 1½ stars out of five and I still think I’d be just a little bit generous if I did. Nonetheless, its historical significance is high, so I was glad to have had the opportunity to have seen it, and you may too."^[4]

References

External links

• Black Memory at IMDb