Mandy (film)
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| Mandy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alexander Mackendrick Fred Sears |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon Leslie Norman |
| Written by | Nigel Balchin Jack Whittingham |
| Starring | Phyllis Calvert Jack Hawkins Mandy Miller Nancy Price |
| Music by | William Alwyn |
| Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe |
| Editing by | Seth Holt |
| Distributed by | Ealing Studios |
| Release date(s) | July, 1952 |
| Running time | 93 min. |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Mandy was a 1952 Ealing Studios film, based on the book The Day Is Ours by Hilda Lewis, with screenplay by Nigel Balchin and Jack Whittingham, and direction by Alexander Mackendrick and Fred Sears. Another title for the film was Crash of Silence. The film was released in the US as The Story of Mandy.[1]
The film starred Phyllis Calvert, Jack Hawkins, Terence Morgan, Godfrey Tearle, Mandy Miller, Nancy Price and featured the first film appearance by Jane Asher.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Phyllis Calvert | Christine |
| Jack Hawkins | Searle |
| Terence Morgan | Harry |
| Godfrey Tearle | Mr Garland |
| Mandy Miller | Mandy Garland |
| Marjorie Fielding | Mrs Garland |
| Nancy Price | Jane Ellis |
| Edward Chapman | Ackland |
| Patricia Plunkett | Miss Crocker |
| Eleanor Summerfield | Lily Tabor |
| Colin Gordon | Willard (junior) |
| Dorothy Alison | Miss Stockton |
| Julian Amyes | Jimmy Tabor |
| Gabrielle Brune | Secretary |
| John Cazabon | Davey |
[edit] Plot
Harry and Christine Garland have a deaf-mute daughter, Mandy. As they realise their daughter's situation, the parents enroll Mandy in special education classes to try to get her to speak. They quarrel in the process and their marriage comes under strain. There are also hints of a possible affair between Christine and Searle, the headmaster of the school for the deaf where Mandy is enrolled. Eventually, the training succeeds to the point where Mandy says her own name for the first time.
[edit] References
- ^ Bosley Crowther. "The Story of Mandy, a British Drama at Sutton, Tells Tale of Deaf-Mute's Training", New York Times, 24 February 1953. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
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