Son of a Stranger

Son of a Stranger
Ann Stephens and James Kenny in a still from the film
Directed byErnest Morris
Produced byEdward J. Danziger
Harry Lee Danziger
StarringJames Kenney
Ann Stephens
Victor Maddern
Music byAlbert Elms
Release date
  • 1957 (1957)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Son of a Stranger is a 1957 British second feature ('B')[1] film directed by Ernest Morris and starring James Kenney, Ann Stephens and Victor Maddern.[2][3] It was written by Stanley Miller and produced by The Danzigers.

Cast

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The sheer incredibility of this melodrama in the high Victorian manner holds the attention. The succession of long, static scenes (clearly a low-budget requirement) recalls less ambitious television productions. Nothing is very convincing: the slum girl loses her fight against a Kensington accent, the rock'n'rollers in the squalid club are patently unable to rock'n'roll. It is remarkable that, in the teeth of this ludicrous plot, James Kenney almost succeeds in making the main character convincing."[4]

References

  1. ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ^ "Son of a Stranger". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  3. ^ Son of a Stranger at New York Times
  4. ^ "Son of a Stranger". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 25 (288): 24. 1 January 1958 – via ProQuest.


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