Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1951


Pool of London (film)

Buy Pool of London (film) now from Amazon

First, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.

Wikipedia article




'Pool of London' is a 1951 British noir[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2016/the-10-best-british-noir-films-you-should-watch/ tasteofcinema.com] crime film directed by Basil Dearden. It stars Bonar Colleano, Earl Cameron and Susan Shaw.

Plot



The character-driven story of 'Pool of London' centres around the crew of the merchant ship 'Dunbar', which docks in the Pool of London. The crew members are given shore leave, with some practising petty smuggling and other various dodges. Set in post-war London, the film is of note for portraying the first interracial relationship in a British film.[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/475521/ BFI Screenonline: 'Pool of London'] Linked 2015-06-08

Black crew member Johnny (Earl Cameron), an all-round nice guy, meets a pretty blonde, Pat (Susan Shaw), who offers to show him the sights of London. In a visually-rich montage, they visit the National Maritime Museum and the Greenwich Observatory. Also shown briefly are views from the dome of St Paul's Cathedral, and some of the bombed areas around the cathedral before the rebuilding of Paternoster Square.

Another seaman, Dan (Bonar Colleano), inadvertently becomes involved with a jewel robbery in which a night watchman is murdered.

Main cast



* Bonar Colleano as Dan MacDonald

* Earl Cameron as Johnny Lambert

* Susan Shaw as Pat

* Rene Asherson as Sally

* Moira Lister as Maisie

* Max Adrian as Charlie Vernon

* Joan Dowling as Pamela

* James Robertson Justice as Engine Room Officer Trotter

* Michael Golden as Customs Officer Andrews

* John Longden as Detective Inspector Williams

* Alfie Bass as Alf

* Christopher Hewett as Mike

* Leslie Phillips as Harry

* Ian Bannen as Garage attendant

* George Benson as George

* Beckett Bould as The Watchman

* Sam Kydd as 2nd Engineer

* Victor Maddern as First Tram Conductor

* Laurence Naismith as Commissionaire

* Campbell Singer as Station Sergeant

Release



'Pool of London' premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on 22 February 1951.

Critical reception



In 'The New York Times', Bosley Crowther wrote, "there is excitement and suspense in the gritty and grimy melodramatics," and concluded that the film, "though not distinguished, is entertaining and has the flavor of a great shipping port."

References




Buy Pool of London (film) now from Amazon

<-- Return to movies from 1951



This work is released under CC-BY-SA. Some or all of this content attributed to http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1108310848.