Street Corner (1953 film)
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.[2]
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| Directed by | Muriel Box |
| Produced by | Sydney Box William MacQuitty |
| Written by | Muriel Box Sydney Box |
| Starring | Peggy Cummins Terence Morgan Anne Crawford Rosamund John Barbara Murray |
| Music by | Temple Abady |
| Cinematography | Reginald Wyer |
| Edited by | Jean Barker |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date | 17 March 1953 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £49,000 (by 1953)[1] |
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[3]
- Dandy Nichols as Mrs. Furness - Neighbour (uncredited)
Critical reception
The Movie Review Warehouse said of Muriel Box's direction, "she doesn’t 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."[4]
References
- Andrew Spicer, Sydney Box Manchester Uni Press 2006 p 211
- Harper and Porter p.160
- "Nelly Arno". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- "Street Corner (1953)". The Movie Review Warehouse.
Bibliography
- Harper, Sue and Porter, Vincent. British Cinema of the 1950s: The Decline of Deference. Oxford University Press, 2007.