No Room at the Inn (1948)
- Directed by
- Daniel Birt
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rating
- 8.5 of 10 from 2 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
During World War II, evacuee children are placed in a home where they suffer cruelty and neglect. The story follows how public officials and private individuals fail to stop the abuse.
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What happens
No Room at the Inn is a 1945 play by Joan Temple that became a 1948 film directed by Daniel Birt. Both play and film are presented in flashback mode and share the same subject matter – cruelty, neglect and mental and physical abuse meted out to evacuee children during World War II. Temple's attack on those who turn a blind eye to child abuse, be they public officials or private individuals, was considered frank and uncompromising in its time. The film version was the last movie made by British National Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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