| 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. Alexander Mackendrick ( September 8 1912 - December 22 1993) was a Scottish-American Film director Fred Sears is the name of Fred F Sears, British film director Freddie Sears, footballer for West Ham United Sir Michael Elias Balcon KBE ( 19 May 1896 &ndash 17 October 1977) was an English Film producer, known for his work Nigel Balchin ( 3 December 1908 – 17 May 1970) was an English Novelist and Scriptwriter particularly known Jack Whittingham ( 1910 - July 3, 1972) was a British Playwright, Film critic, and Screenwriter. Phyllis Calvert ( February 18, 1915 - October 8, 2002) was an English film stage and television actress. John Edward "Jack" Hawkins (14 September 1910 &ndash 18 July 1973 was an English Film Actor of the 1950s 1960s and early 1970s Mandy Miller (born Carmen Isabella Miller, 23 July 1944, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England) was an English Nancy Price, CBE ( February 03, 1880 &ndash March 31, 1970) born Lilian Nancy Bache Price in Kinver, Staffordshire William Alwyn, CBE, born William Alwyn Smith ( November 7, 1905 &ndash September 11, 1985) was an English Composer, Douglas Slocombe OBE, BSC ASC (born February 10, 1913) is a British Cinematographer who has enjoyed a long career in the Seth Holt (1923 – February 14, 1971) was a British Film director. For the film see Ealing Comedy (film. For the film comedies see Ealing Comedies. |
| 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. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1952 in film involved some significant events Events January 10 - Cecil B For the film see Ealing Comedy (film. For the film comedies see Ealing Comedies. Hilda Winifred Lewis (1896-1974 was a British writer She wrote a noted Children's book, The Ship that Flew (1939 which concerns Norse mythology Nigel Balchin ( 3 December 1908 – 17 May 1970) was an English Novelist and Scriptwriter particularly known Jack Whittingham ( 1910 - July 3, 1972) was a British Playwright, Film critic, and Screenwriter. 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. Phyllis Calvert ( February 18, 1915 - October 8, 2002) was an English film stage and television actress. John Edward "Jack" Hawkins (14 September 1910 &ndash 18 July 1973 was an English Film Actor of the 1950s 1960s and early 1970s Terence Ivan Grant Morgan ( 8 December 1921 - 25 August 2005) was an English Actor in Theatre, cinema Sir Godfrey Tearle ( October 12 1884 - June 9 1953) was an American -born Actor who portrayed the quintissential Englishman Mandy Miller (born Carmen Isabella Miller, 23 July 1944, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England) was an English Nancy Price, CBE ( February 03, 1880 &ndash March 31, 1970) born Lilian Nancy Bache Price in Kinver, Staffordshire Jane Asher (born 5 April 1946) is an English actress, who is well known in the United Kingdom for her Television career
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 |
Plot
Harry and Christine Garland have a deaf-mute daughter, Mandy. Phyllis Calvert ( February 18, 1915 - October 8, 2002) was an English film stage and television actress. John Edward "Jack" Hawkins (14 September 1910 &ndash 18 July 1973 was an English Film Actor of the 1950s 1960s and early 1970s Terence Ivan Grant Morgan ( 8 December 1921 - 25 August 2005) was an English Actor in Theatre, cinema Sir Godfrey Tearle ( October 12 1884 - June 9 1953) was an American -born Actor who portrayed the quintissential Englishman Mandy Miller (born Carmen Isabella Miller, 23 July 1944, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England) was an English Nancy Price, CBE ( February 03, 1880 &ndash March 31, 1970) born Lilian Nancy Bache Price in Kinver, Staffordshire Edward Chapman may refer to Edward Thomas Chapman, Welsh World War II Corporal Eddie Chapman, British Double agent code name Zig-Zag during Eleanor Summerfield ( 7 March 1921 – 13 July 2001) was a British actress Colin Gordon ( April 27, 1911 &ndash October 4, 1972) was a British actor born in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka Dorothy Alison (4 April 1925 &mdash 17 January 1992 was a stage film and television actress Julian Charles Becket Amyes (1917&ndash1992 (aka Julian Amyes was a British Film and Television director and producer. 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.
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. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe.
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