Street Corner (1953)
Directed by Muriel Box
Genres - Drama, Culture & Society, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Docudrama |
Run Time - 94 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Street Corner was a marginally realistic study of British policewomen. The film takes its female cast through a typical day on the Chelsea beat. In the manner of Dragnet and The Blue Lamp, the skimpy plotline is merely there to string together several anecdotal incidents, illustrating that while a policewoman's lot is not a happy one, neither is it dull. Feminist film fans might point with pride to the fact that Street Corner was written and directed by a woman, Muriel Box. The fact that Box had been working in this capacity in the British film industry for years, while Hollywood had been relegating women to second-class status during the same period of time, is equally worthy of being pointed out.
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Britain, police, woman, law-enforcement, police-station, responsibility, rescue