There Is Another Sun
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| Directed by | Lewis Gilbert |
| Written by | Guy Morgan |
| Produced by | Ernest G. Roy |
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| Edited by | Charles Hasse |
| Music by | Wilfred Burns |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
There Is Another Sun (U.S. title: Wall of Death) is a 1951 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Maxwell Reed, Laurence Harvey and Susan Shaw.[1] It was written by Guy Morgan and produced by Ernest G. Roy.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Maxwell Reed as Eddie 'Racer' Peskett
- Laurence Harvey as Mag Maguire
- Susan Shaw as Lillian
- Leslie Dwyer as Mick Foley
- Meredith Edwards as Detective Sergeant Bratcher
- Hermione Baddeley as Gypsy Sarah, fortune-teller
- Robert Adair as Sarno
- Leslie Bradley as racetrack manager
- Eric Pohlmann as Markie, club owner
- Nosher Powell as Teddy Green, champ boxer
- Earl Cameron as Ginger Jones, carnival boxer
- Dennis Vance as Len Tyldesley
- Laurence Naismith as Riley, Green's trainer
- Charles Farrell as Mr. Simmons, fight promoter
- Wilfred Burns as pianist
- Harry Fowler as first novice biker
- Jennifer Jayne as Dora, Lil's friend at Markie's
- Arthur Mullard as Harry, boxing booth contestant
- Hal Osmond as Mannock
- J.H. Messham as 1st Wall of Death rider
- Jim Kynaston as 2nd Wall of Death rider
- Tom Messham as 3rd Wall of Death rider
Production
[edit | edit source]The film was shot at Walton Studios, with sets designed by the art director George Provis.
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The atmosphere of the fairground and the speedway is quite well caught, but the picture is otherwise mediocre. Most of the characters are weak-willed or unpleasant, the ending is trite and the playing, with the exception of Hermione Baddeley's effective appearance as a fortune teller, without distinction."[2]
The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 3/5 stars, writing: "There's nothing new in the story and the performances of Maxwell Reed and Laurence Harvey have little to commend them. But director Lewis Gilbert's thoroughly nasty atmosphere conjured up in a place dedicated to enjoyment makes this unusually effective movie worth watching."[3]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Gloomy, depressing number; long too."[4]
Leslie Halliwell said: "Glum quickie which was oddly popular."[5]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- There Is Another Sun at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- There Is Another Sun at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- There Is Another Sun at the TCM Movie Database