Child in the House
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Directed by | Cy Endfield |
Produced by | Benjamin Fisz |
Screenplay by | Cy Endfield |
Based on | a novel by Janet McNeill |
Starring | Phyllis Calvert Eric Portman Stanley Baker |
Music by | Mario Nascimbene |
Cinematography | Otto Heller |
Edited by | Charles Hasse |
Production
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Laureate
Golden Era Film Distributors |
Distributed by | Eros Films (UK) |
Release dates
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14 August 1956 (London) (UK) |
Running time
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90 minutes |
Language | English |
Child in the House is a 1956 British drama film directed by Cy Endfield and starring Phyllis Calvert, Eric Portman and Stanley Baker.[1] A girl struggles to cope with her uncaring relatives. It was based on a novel by Janet McNeill.
Cast
- Phyllis Calvert - Evelyn Acheson
- Eric Portman - Henry Acheson
- Stanley Baker - Stephen Lorimer
- Mandy Miller - Elizabeth Lorimer
- Dora Bryan - Cassie
- Joan Hickson - Cook
- Victor Maddern - Bert
- Percy Herbert - Detective Sergeant Taylor
- Joan Benham - Vera McNally
- Martin Miller - Professor Topolski
- Christopher Toyne - Peter McNally
- Molly Urquhart - Mrs Parsons
- Bruce Beeby - Constable Jennings
- Peter Burton - Howard Forbes
- Maggie Smith - Party guest
- Alfie Bass - Ticket collector
Critical reception
TV Guide called the film a "calculated tearjerker";[2] while the Radio Times called it, "good for a tear or two, though Portman and Calvert are rather oddly cast." [3]
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External links
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