The Winslow Boy (1948)
Directed by Anthony Asquith
Genres - Drama, Historical Film |
Sub-Genres - Courtroom Drama, Family Drama, Melodrama |
Release Date - Jun 6, 1950 (USA) |
Run Time - 97 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Based on the infamous Archer-Shee case of 1912, The Winslow Boy features Neil North as the 14-year-old title character. Accused of a petty theft, North is expelled from Naval College. His father, retired bank official Sir Cedric Hardwycke, is prevented by existing British law to clear his son's name. He engages attorney Robert Donat, who successfully petitions for the right to sue the Admiralty and make this august organization prove its charges in court. Public opinion, however, is strongly against Hardwycke and his family: particularly effected is Hardwycke's daughter Margaret Leighton, whose fiance breaks off their engagement. For dramatic purposes, Margaret finds solace in a romantic relationship with barrister Donat. Terrence Rattigan worked on the cinemadaptation of his own play, which was later restaged on American television.
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Keywords
bank-personnel, bankruptcy, bureaucracy, cadet, cigarette, criminal, false-accusation, lawyer, robbery, school
Attributes
High Artistic Quality