Private Information Explained

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]

Synopsis

A woman battles against corruption in her local council.

Cast

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".[3]

References

  1. Book: Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. 8 September 2011. Walter de Gruyter. 9783110951943. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Private Information (1952). https://web.archive.org/web/20180814165901/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b3892f4. dead. 14 August 2018.
  3. Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane, The British 'B' Film, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2009, pp. 267–68.