The Small Back Room.
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Production dates and credits taken from Variety.; PFA 1616-01-4163. Restricted: Not for research use.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Director of photography, Christopher Challis and Freddy Francis ; editor, Clifford Turner ; music, Brian Easdale.; Variety Film Reviews, 01/26/49.; David Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Jack Hawkins, Leslie Banks, Cyril Cusack, Milton Rosmer, Walter Fitzgerald, Emrys Jones, Micheal Goodliffe, Renee Asherson, Anthony Bushell, Henry Caine, Elwyn Brook-Jones, James Dale, Sam Kydd, June Elvin, David Hutcheson, Sidney James, Roderick Lovell.; A World War II government munitions expert, in constant pain from a crippling bomb injury, is frustrated by his infirmity and mindless government bureaucracy that prevents him from recovering and disposing of deadly enemy booby traps that are killing children.
Sammy Rice (David Farrar) is a British scientist working with a specialist "back room" team in London during the Second World War. Rice is embittered because he feels military scientific research is being incompetently managed. He is brought in by Captain Stuart (Michael Gough) to help solve the problem of small booby-trapped explosive devices (mines) being dropped by Nazi bombers.
Sammy Rice (David Farrar) is a British scientist working with a specialist "back room" team in London during the Second World War. Rice is embittered because he feels military scientific research is being incompetently managed. He is brought in by Captain Stuart (Michael Gough) to help solve the problem of small booby-trapped explosive devices (mines) being dropped by Nazi bombers.
Credits
- Powell, Michael, 1905-1990.
- Pressburger, Emeric, 1902-1988.
- Balchin, Nigel, 1908-1970.
- Challis, Christopher.
- Easdale, Brian, 1909-1995.
- Turner, Clifford.
- Farrar, David, 1908-1995.
- Byron, Kathleen.
- Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973.
- Banks, Leslie, 1890-1952.
- Cusack, Cyril, 1910-1993.
- London Films.
- Archers (Firm)
- British Lion Films.
- Cast
- David Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Jack Hawkins
Complete catalog record
THE SMALL BACK ROOM. The Archers Film Productions, Ltd., London. Made at the studios of London Films International Ltd., Isleworth, England. Released in the U. S. by London Film Productions, Inc., 1949. 106 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on Nigel Balchin’s novel of the same title. © London Film Productions, Inc.; 20Jan49; LP2730.
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- Wikidata · Q7764866 ↗ — country
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