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1951 British film by Pat Jackson
White Corridors drama film directed by Pat Jackson and starring Googie Withers , Godfrey Tearle , James Donald and Petula Clark .[1] Yeoman's Hospital by Helen Ashton .
The film is set in a hospital shortly after the establishment of the National Health Service .[2]
The day-to-day life of the staff and patients at a city hospital.[3]
Production [ edit ]
The film marked Googie Withers's return to acting after 13 months off following the birth of her child.[4] John Mills at one stage was announced to play the male lead.[5]
Bombardier Billy Wells , the man who bangs the gong on the Rank trademark, had a small role.[6]
Pat Jackson claims making the film was "a joy" and says it was shot in five weeks.[7]
Reception [ edit ]
Box office [ edit ]
White Corridors was the 8th most popular film at the British box office in 1951.[8] [9]
Critical [ edit ]
The Monthly Film Bulletin White Corridors is not distinguished, and its episodic structure emphasises that the characterisation is mainly one-dimensional; the interweaving of a series of glimpsed characters needed a firmer conception if real depth were to be given to them and thus to the whole background of the hospital which the film sets out to explore. But on a surface level the film is remarkably successful, due to the persuasive talents of its director, Pat Jackson."[10]
The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 3/5 stars, writing: "While it may sound like a hokey soap opera, it is actually a well-made British A-feature, realistically played by a large and excellent cast that includes a number of well-known faces."[11]
Leslie Halliwell said: "Competent multi-drama which found a big audience."[12]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "very good", writing: "Intelligently handled, episodic medical drama always carries energy at its core."[13]
Accolades [ edit ]
At the 1951 BAFTAS it was nominated for Best Film and Best British Film.[14]
References [ edit ]
^ "White Corridors" . IMDb
^ "WHITE CORRIDORS" . The Australian Women's Weekly 52 . Retrieved 11 July 2012 .
^ "EMPHASIS ON GLAMOR AT ROYAL FILM SHOW" . The Mirror 15 . Retrieved 11 July 2012 .
^ "Gossip From The Studios" . The Sydney Morning Herald 17 . Retrieved 11 July 2012 .
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"NOTES ON FILMS" . The Sunday Herald . Retrieved 11 July 2012 .
^ "Pat Jackson interview" (PDF) . British Entertainment History Project . 22 March 1991.
^ "Vivien Leigh Actress of the Year" . Townsville Daily Bulletin 1 . Retrieved 27 April 2012 .
^ Thumim, Janet. "The popular cash and culture in the postwar British cinema industry" . Screen . Vol. 32, no. 3. p. 258.
^ "White Corridors" . The Monthly Film Bulletin 18
^ Radio Times Guide to Films (18th ed.). London: Immediate Media Company . 2017. p. 1020. ISBN 9780992936440
^ Halliwell, Leslie (1989). Halliwell's Film Guide (7th ed.). London: Paladin. p. 1110. ISBN 0586088946
^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 . London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 399. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5
^ BFI.org
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