Private Information

Private Information
	Original British quad poster
Directed by	Fergus McDonell
Produced by	Ronald Kinnoch
Screenplay by	Gordon Glennon ; John Baines ; Ronald Kinnoch
Based on	play Garden City by Gordon Glennon[1]
Starring	Jill Esmond ; Jack Watling ; Gerard Heinz ; Carol Marsh
Music by	H.M. Farrar
Cinematography	Eric Cross
Edited by	Tom Simpson
Production; company	ACT Films
Distributed by	Monarch Film Corporation
Release date	1 May 1952
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Private Information is a 1952 British drama film directed by Fergus McDonell and starring Jill Esmond, Jack Watling and Carol Marsh. It was made at Walton Studios as a second feature.[2]

Synopsis

A woman battles against corruption in her local council.

Cast

Jill Esmond as Charlotte Carson
Jack Watling as Hugh Carson
Carol Marsh as Georgie Carson
Gerard Heinz as Alex
Mercy Haystead as Iris Freemantle
Norman Shelley as Herbert Freemantle
Lloyd Pearson as Mayor George Carson
Henry Caine as Forrester
Brenda de Banzie as Dolly Carson

Critical reception

It was one of 15 films selected by Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane in The British 'B' Film, their survey of British B films, as among the most meritorious of the B films made in Britain between World War II and 1970. They noted that it "develops its issue with the venalities of local government and sub-standard housing in calm and sufficient detail to establish its seriousness of purpose", which was "skillfully interwoven with the elements of personal drama". They added that "the screenplay seems to have been worked on with rather more care than was routinely the case with B films". They also praised the "carefully observed performance" by Jill Esmond, "a fine, undervalued stage actress".[3]

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References

Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film". Walter de Gruyter – via Google Books.
"Private Information (1952)".
Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane, The British 'B' Film, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2009, pp. 267–68.

External links

Private Information on IMDb

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[1] Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film". Walter de Gruyter – via Google Books.

[2] "Private Information (1952)".

[3] Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane, The British 'B' Film, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2009, pp. 267–68.