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Wikipedia article
'Private Information' is a 1952 British drama film directed by Fergus McDonell and starring Jill Esmond, Jack Watling and Carol Marsh. It was made at Walton Studios as a second feature.
Synopsis
A woman battles against corruption in her local council.
Cast
* Jill Esmond as Charlotte Carson
* Jack Watling as Hugh Carson
* Carol Marsh as Georgie Carson
* Gerard Heinz as Alex
* Mercy Haystead as Iris Freemantle
* Norman Shelley as Herbert Freemantle
* Lloyd Pearson as Mayor George Carson
* Henry Caine as Forrester
* Brenda de Banzie as Dolly Carson
Critical reception
It was one of 15 films selected by Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane in 'The British 'B' Film', their survey of British B films, as among the most meritorious of the B films made in Britain between World War II and 1970. They noted that it "develops its issue with the venalities of local government and sub-standard housing in calm and sufficient detail to establish its seriousness of purpose", which was "skillfully interwoven with the elements of personal drama". They added that "the screenplay seems to have been worked on with rather more care than was routinely the case with B films". They also praised the "carefully observed performance" by Jill Esmond, "a fine, undervalued stage actress".Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane, 'The British 'B' Film', Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2009, pp. 26768.
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Category:1952 films
Category:British drama films
Category:1952 drama films
Category:Films set in England
Category:Films directed by Fergus McDonell
Category:Films shot at Nettlefold Studios
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1950s English-language films
Category:1950s British films
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