The Voice Within (film)
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Directed by | Maurice J. Wilson |
Written by | B. Charles-Deane Stafford Dickens Michael Goldsmith Herbert Victor |
Produced by | Isadore Goldsmith |
Starring | Barbara White Kieron Moore Brefni O'Rorke |
Cinematography | Jan Sikorski |
Music by | John Bath |
Production company | Grafton Films |
Distributed by | Grand National Pictures |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Voice Within is a 1946 British second feature ('B')[1] crime drama film directed by Maurice J. Wilson and starring Barbara White, Kieron Moore and Brefni O'Rorke.[2] It was written by B. Charles-Deane, Stafford Dickens, Michael Goldsmith and Herbert Victor.
It was the film debut of Moore who went on to appear in several major roles over the following years.[3] It was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.
Cast
[edit]- Barbara White as Kathleen
- Kieron Moore as Denis O'Shea
- Shaun Noble as Roy O'Shea
- Violet Farebrother as grandma
- Brefni O'Rorke as Sergeant Sullivan
- George Merritt as McDonnell
- Paul Merton as Constable Patrick O'Day
- Olive Sloane as fair owner's Wife
- Hay Petrie as fair owner
- Johnnie Schofield as lorry driver
- Philip Godfrey as elderly smuggler
- Norman Pierce as elderly smuggler
- Henry Wolston as Constable Rowley
- Jack Vyvyan as Constable O'Kelly
- Clifford Buckton as 1st I.R.A. man
- Charles Rolfe as 2nd I.R.A. man
- Frank Atkinson as farmer
Reception
[edit]The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This is an unsophisticated film with some pleasant photography. Kieron O'Hanrahan is quite good as Dennis, but the acting as a whole is not convincing enough to give strength and reality to the story."[4]
Kine Weekly wrote: "The plot is, In many respects, unique, but untidy direction prevents it from getting quickly off the mark or ending on an exciting note. A clever performance by Viscount, the dog, and delightful scenery are its most conspicuous assets."[5]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Indifferent film."[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "The Voice Within". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "Obituary of Kieron Moore Irish actor who never fulfilled the studios' high hopes and later worked for a Catholic charity". The Daily Telegraph. 19 July 2007. p. 29. ProQuest 321476035.
- ^ "The Voice Within". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 13 (145): 3. 1 January 1946. ProQuest 1305813627.
- ^ "The Voice Within". Kine Weekly. 347 (2021): 25. 10 January 1946. ProQuest 2676980540.
- ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 257. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.