Fortune Lane

1947 British film
  • Geoffrey Orme
  • Mary Cathcart Borer
Based onoriginal story by Gunby HadathProduced by
  • John Baxter
  • Barbara K. Emary
Starring
  • Douglas Barr
  • Brian Weske
  • Billy Thatcher
CinematographyJo JagoEdited byVi Burdon
Production
company
Elstree Independent Films
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors (UK)
Release dates
  • 16 December 1947 (1947-12-16) (London, England)
Running time
60 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Fortune Lane is a 1947 British family drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Douglas Barr, Billy Thatcher and Brian Weske.[1][2]

Plot

A boy tries to raise money so he can train to be an engineer, but ends up giving the money to a friend so he can visit an ill relative.

Cast

  • Douglas Barr - Peter Quentin
  • Billy Thatcher - John
  • Brian Weske - Tim
  • Angela Glynne - Margaret Quentin
  • George Carney - Mr Quentin
  • Nell Ballantyne - Mrs Quentin
  • Anthony Holles - Mr Carpenter

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote "Pleasant children's film is a cut above the usually awful run," and rated it two out of five stars.[3]

References

  1. ^ Fortune Lane (1947) at British Film Institute
  2. ^ "Fortune Lane (1947) - John Baxter - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  3. ^ "Fortune Lane - TV Guide". TVGuide.com.

External links

  • Fortune Lane at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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