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Street Corner (1953 film)

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'Street Corner' is a 1953 British drama film. It was written by Muriel and Sydney Box and directed by Muriel. It was marketed as 'Both Sides of the Law' in the United States. While not quite a documentary, the film depicts the daily routine of women in the police force from three different angles. It was conceived as a female version of the 1950 film 'The Blue Lamp'.Harper and Porter p.160

It was shot at Pinewood Studios and on location around London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Cedric Dawe.

Plot



The three plotlines comprise a female army deserter guilty of bigamy, a toddler neglected and beaten by its stepmother and an 18-year-old married mother who's caught shoplifting and gets involved with a jewel thief. The film climaxes in a police dog attack on a criminal.

Cast



* Peggy Cummins as Bridget Foster

* Terence Morgan as Ray

* Anne Crawford as Susan

* Rosamund John as Sergeant Pauline Ramsey

* Barbara Murray as WPC Lucy

* Sarah Lawson as Joyce

* Ronald Howard as David Evans

* Eleanor Summerfield as Edna Hurran

* Michael Medwin as Chick Farrar

* Charles Victor as Muller

* Anthony Oliver as Stanley Foster

* Harold Lang as Len

* Dora Bryan as Prostitute

* Eunice Gayson as Janet

* Michael Hordern as D.I. Heron

* Maurice Denham as Mr Dawson

* Yvonne Marsh as Elsa

* Isabel George as Helen

* Nelly Arno as woman customer

*Dandy Nichols as Mrs. Furness - Neighbour (uncredited)

Critical reception



'The Movie Review Warehouse' said of Muriel Box's direction, "she doesnt do anything terribly innovative with the camera but she does know how to tell a story effectively, which is often a rarer skill in the film world."

References



Bibliography



* Harper, Sue and Porter, Vincent. 'British Cinema of the 1950s: The Decline of Deference'. Oxford University Press, 2007.


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