Jean's Plan

Jean's Plan is a 1946 British children's short crime film directed by A.C. Hammond and starring Billie Brooks, Gerald Case and Lyn Evans.^[1][2] It was based on a story by J.O. Thomas.

Jean's Plan
Directed by	A.C. Hammond
Based on	Story by J.O. Thomas
Produced by	F.A. Hoare
Starring	Vivian Pickles Billie Brook Tony Hillman
Cinematography	Bob Walker
Production companies	Merton Park Studios Children's Entertainment Films Gaumont-British Instructional
Release date	1946 (1946)
Running time	34 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot summary

The daughter of a jeweller attempts to stop her father being robbed.

Cast

• Billie Brooks as Elsie Higgs
• Gerald Case as Inspector of Police
• Lyn Evans as Mr. Higgs
• Stanley Martin as police car driver
• Geoffrey Morris as qquire
• Vivian Pickles as Jean Fairfax
• Jimmy Rhodes as Harry
• Maurice Rhodes as boy with dog
• Edward V. Robson as Mr. Fairfax
• Alan Tilvern as Max
• Anthony Verney as police orderly

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This is one of the good films destined for the young. It has no moral axe to grind and no child could help enjoying it. The heroine is a normal child full of common sense and courage. The film is full of thrills and incident, and the country scenes summery and pleasant."^[3]

Kine Weekly wrote: "There is plenty of action before the villains are captured, including a canal jump, a tussle with the thieves and a car chase. Good acting by the juvenile star. Entertaining short for club audiences."^[4]

In Sight and Sound Janet Hills wrote: "Miss Mary C. Parnaby and Mr. Maurice T. Woodhouse, reporting on children's cinema clubs in a 1947 B.F.I. pamphlet, thought that the C.E.F. film Jean's Plan, although showing a genuine appreciation of young audiences' needs and interests, left too little to the imagination. They felt that suggestion would have been more effective than the somewhat detailed exposition."^[5]