They Knew Mr. Knight (film)

They Knew Mr. Knight

British quad poster
Directed by Norman Walker
Produced by Norman Walker
Written by Victor MacLure
Norman Walker
Based on the novel by Dorothy Whipple
Starring Mervyn Johns
Nora Swinburne
Joyce Howard
Joan Greenwood
Music by John Greenwood
Cinematography Erwin Hillier
Edited by Sam Simmonds
Production
company
Distributed by General Film Distributors
Release dates
4 March 1946
Running time
93 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

They Knew Mr. Knight is a 1946 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Mervyn Johns, Nora Swinburne and Joyce Howard.[1] It was based on a 1934 novel of the same title by Dorothy Whipple. A man is sentenced to twelve months in Lincoln jail following his involvement in a share scam, plunging himself and his family into despair. However, by the time of his release he is able to face his uncertain future with fortitude.

The film was made by Norman Walker's G.H.W. Productions, funded by the Rank Organisation, at Denham Studios. It suffered a financial loss on its release and it was the last of four films that Walker made for Rank.[2]

Cast

Critical reception

The Radio Times gave the film two out of five stars, and wrote, "director Norman Walker rather wallows in this glum middle-class morality tale. But he prudently cashes in on Johns's fretful features and the solid support provided by Nora Swinburne and Joan Greenwood, as his wife and self-sacrificing daughter." [3]

References

  1. "They Knew Mr. Knight". BFI.
  2. Murphy p.66
  3. David Parkinson. "They Knew Mr Knight". RadioTimes.

Bibliography

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