The Halfway House
1944 film by Basil Dearden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Halfway House is a 1944 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Mervyn Johns, his daughter Glynis Johns, Tom Walls and Françoise Rosay.[3] The film tells the story of ten people who are drawn to stay in an old Welsh countryside inn. Location scenes were shot at Barlynch Priory on the Devon/Somerset border.[3]
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The Halfway House | |
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Directed by | Basil Dearden |
Written by | Angus MacPhail Diana Morgan |
Based on | play The Peaceful Inn by Dennis Ogden |
Produced by | Michael Balcon |
Starring | Mervyn Johns Glynis Johns Tom Walls Françoise Rosay |
Cinematography | Wilkie Cooper |
Edited by | Charles Hasse |
Music by | Lord Berners |
Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
Distributed by | ABPC (UK) |
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Running time | 95 minutes[2] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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BFI Screenonline writes, "The high-quality personnel involved and the tight, professional scripting mark the film out as one of the earliest templates of what would become the traditional Ealing style."[4]