To the Public Danger (1948)

Directed by

Terence Fisher

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

43 min

Rated

NR

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of strangers meet at a pub and one of them gets behind the wheel after drinking. The story follows the growing danger as the driver becomes more reckless on the road.

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What happens

To the Public Danger is a 1948 British drama short film directed by Terence Fisher and produced by John Croydon. It stars Dermot Walsh, Susan Shaw, Barry Letts, and Frederick Piper. The film was made at Highbury Studios as a second feature for release by the Rank Organisation. Like other Highbury productions, it offered acting opportunities for several of Rank's young contract stars. The film's sets were designed by Don Russell, although a number of the scenes were shot on location. The screenplay, written by T.J. Morrison and Arthur Reid, was based on a 1939 radio play by Patrick Hamilton, who had been encouraged to write the story as part of a government road safety campaign. Hamilton had himself been knocked down by a drunk driver. The story was updated slightly, and represents the post-war malaise with the use of noirish sequences. After making the film Fisher graduated to directing several more expensive productions for Gainsborough Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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