This movie, based on William Shakespeare’s Othello, is neatly positioned as a vehicle to showcase Read More »
Tag Archives: Basil Dearden
They Came to a City (1944) Basil Dearden
Nine personalities from various walks of life are hauled into some post-war Utopia, but just how many are prepared to live inside? Read More »
Victim (1961) Basil Dearden
A plea for reform of England’s anti-sodomy statutes, this film pits Melville Farr, a married lawyer Read More »
Nowhere to Go (1958) Seth Holt, Basil Dearden
Paul Gregory is sprung from jail in London by his accomplice after getting a stretch as expected for robbing a woman who falls for his charms. Read More »
Life for Ruth (1962) Basil Dearden, Michael Craig
When John Harris’s daughter is badly injured in an boating accident, the hospital tells Read More »
A Place to Go (1963) Basil Dearden
Amidst the pub sing-songs and bombsites and with slums giving way to high-rise flats Read More »
Frieda (1947) Basil Dearden, David Farrar, Glynis Johns, Mai Zetterling
An RAF pilot who was shot down during WWII returns home to his English village with his new bride. Read More »
Pool of London (1951) Basil Dearden, Bonar Colleano, Susan Shaw, Renée Asherson
Crime melodrama about two sailors in London, an American open to theft Read More »
The Assassination Bureau (1969) Basil Dearden, Oliver Reed, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas
The Assassination Bureau has existed for decades (perhaps centuries) until Sonya Winter Read More »
The Bells Go Down (1943) Basil Dearden, Tommy Trinder
The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII. Read More »