| Private Information | |
| Director: | Fergus McDonell |
| Screenplay: | Gordon Glennon John Baines Ronald Kinnoch |
| Based On: | play Garden City by Gordon Glennon[1] |
| Producer: | Ronald Kinnoch |
| Starring: | Jill Esmond Jack Watling Gerard Heinz Carol Marsh |
| Cinematography: | Eric Cross |
| Editing: | Tom Simpson |
| Music: | H.M. Farrar |
| Studio: | ACT Films |
| Distributor: | Monarch Film Corporation |
| Runtime: | 65 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
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.[2]
A woman battles against corruption in her local council.
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".[3]