The Small Voice (1948)
- Directed by
- Fergus McDonell
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A couple encounters a group of criminals who take them hostage in their own home. The husband must confront his own conscience as he decides whether to resist or comply.
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What happens
The Small Voice (US title: The Hideout) is a 1948 British thriller film directed by Fergus McDonell and starring Valerie Hobson, James Donald and Howard Keel (credited as Harold Keel). The film is part of a group of British film noir produced around this time. It was written by George Barraud, Derek Neame and Julian Orde based on the 1940 novel of the same name by Robert Westerby. It was the film debut of Howard Keel who made it while appearing in the original London production of Oklahoma! The film received a BAFTA nomination for Best British Film in 1949. The "small voice" of the title is referred to at the end of the film: the small voice in your own head, of one's conscience telling one not to do something. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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