The halfway house is a 1944 film starring mervyn johns, glynis johns, tom walls. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the halfway house 1944 basil dearden on allmovie. The halfway house is a 1944 british drama film directed by basil dearden and starring mervyn johns, his daughter glynis johns, tom walls and francoise. Mervyn johns and his real life daughter glynnis shine in this ghostly 1944 film and i disagree with most of the negative comments from other users above. Thankfully with this bluray release it should reach new audiences as well as older ones. Ealing became better known after the war, most notably with comedies like kind hearts and coronets 1949, the lavender hill mob 1951 and the ladykillers 1955. The halfway house 1944 basil dearden cast and crew. The halfway house is a really good film filled with some interesting characters. T he british film industry during the second world war was largely diverted to propaganda, with standard feature films bearing messages. The halfway house 1944 the story is adapted from a play called the peaceful inn 1940 the film is inspired from an actual event the welsh. There is a certain strangeness in the air as they are greeted by the innkeeper and. Viewers back in 1944 may have expected deardens film to unfold along the lines of other picturesque rural welsh dramas like ealings previous the proud valley.
The halfway house 1944 ealing studios, films, mervyn. Surprisingly, the halfway house is rarely mentioned in genre overviews of the era, although is a considerable and excellent ghost story. Mervyn johns, glynis johns, sally ann howes, richard bird plot. Among them, an elderly couple, struggling with the loss of their son. Cops, lesbians,creepy nuns, a perverted handyman, a priest who has a hard on for spanking and of course a monster who loves to eat half naked girls. Starring mervyn johns, glynis johns and sally ann howes. A random group of travellers converge on the idyllic welsh countryside to stay at a picturesque inn. Its a supernatural drama made during world war ii and it definitely sends out a message of taking a look at.
Why are all the newspapers a year old and why doesnt gwyneth seem to cast a shadow. Whereas the latter film has been consistently praised, the halfway house has remained neglected and rarely seen. A group of travellers, all with something to hide in their past, take shelter from a storm in an. This film was originally released in 1944 and judging by references to the date during the plot, filmed in 1943. The halfway house 1944 a blog for classic film lovers. Sally ann howes, the gifted musical actress, plays an early role as the daughter of an estranged couple heading for divorce. With so many audience members exhausted and bereaved by years of struggle, this film was labelled a ghost story in its poster but its real intent was to lift the spirits and bring comfort by suggesting that death isnt the end. Rent the halfway house 1944 film for free as part of our trial offer. A group of travellers, each with a personal problem that they want to hide, arrive at a mysterious welsh country inn. The film tells the story of ten people who are drawn to stay in an old inn near the welsh countryside.
See more ideas about halfway house, glynis johns and. The lives of several interesting and engaging characters intersect in what might be described as a bermuda triangle of the soul a halfway house where all things seem possible, including redemption. First were introduced to each individual character and their unique set of problems. The halfway house 1944 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Location scenes were shot at barlynch priory on the devonsomerset border. Though billed as a thriller or ghost story, the film initially plays out like a classic disaster movie. The film was shot at barlynch abbey on the devonsomerset border. The halfway house 1944 posted on may 20, 2016 by screenandgone in uncategorized 0 comments ghosts come in all shapes and sizes, and are well documented as appearing in animal as well as the more common human form. This film was called the halfway house 1944, and it tells the story of ten travelers from across britain, each with a personal problem, who find themselves staying the night at a secluded welsh country inn. The halfway house, a 1944 british film starring mervyn johns. We go back in time 73 years this week to look at the halfway house a propaganda film from ealing studios in 1944.
Basil dearden, 1944 will always be seen in the shadow of ealings follow up, dead of night d. The halfway house is story of converging lives and tales, evidenced in its opening as the scene splits between a couple who have lost their son in the war, a solicitors office where a couple are filing for divorce and a musical conductor facing a short future. Edna sweetloves rating of the film the halfway house. Halfway house is a kindhearted, quirky little film, with talented character performances. A motley crew of wardamaged people find their way to halfway house, a picturesque welsh inn run by two revenants, saintly rhys and his daughter gwyneth, who proceed to help them solve their various problems. The film tells the story of ten people who are drawn to stay in an old welsh countryside inn.
The halfway house 1944 the story is adapted from a play called the peaceful inn 1940 the film is inspired from an actual event the welsh village of cwmbach had only one bomb dropped on it by the luftwaffe during the entire course of the war. The halfway house 1944 title sequence the movie title. The halfway house online stream the halfway house gratis. Overnight guests at an inn find it was bombed a year before and they have all been given a.
Bfi screenonline writes, the high quality personnel involved. Despite the film having been produced back in 1944, even from the beginning. Edition discs amazon price new from used from dvd jun 20, 2011. After a few hours at the inn, the travelers begin to wonder why all the newspapers are. In this british film, a group of travellers, all of whom have reason to regret the actions of the past, take shelter from a storm in an old inn. A group of disparate travellers all converge on the lafway house in in cwmbach. Whereas the latter film has been consistently praised, the halfway house has remained. The forgotten second world war film that wasnt scared of. A motley crew of wardamaged people find their way to halfway house. This is a film of unmistakably british character, an early ealing studios production and one of their best. Things with the story was a little blurry, but the stop at the halfway house becomes sort of a philosophical pathway to death, where the people we meet redeem themselves or come to a. I really loved the halfway house 1944 it really is a gem of film thats a little forgotten.
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