After becoming bored of the stale and derivative offerings produced today, I have gone on a deep dive of Classic movies or at least films from the past when film making was a craft as opposed to "content" which aims to engage or startle audiences with special effects or other novelties.
I had never heard of this despite having watched a number of Ealing films, its certainly not talked about to my knowledge, but sometimes that is a good thing.
Pool Of London is very gritty and engaging crime drama set against the backdrop of the London dockyards. A robbery scheme is put into place by some local thugs and sailor who also moonlights as a petty criminal becomes involved, as does his best friend, a "coloured" man from Jamaica.
The film depicts the London nightlife in the 50's which is centred around boozing and courting in the dancehalls. It all seems very simple compared to what is on offer today.
The strength of the film is there is very little dead space, the film cracks on quite quickly and you engage with the main characters. Which is important as this is a film about friendship and what men will or wont do in order to honour it.
The final third of the film is particularly well executed and carries an emotional punch. While Ealing seems to be known for light hearted comedies, this is certainly one of the best things from the studio, even if it isn't that well known. An easy recommendation.
I had never heard of this despite having watched a number of Ealing films, its certainly not talked about to my knowledge, but sometimes that is a good thing.
Pool Of London is very gritty and engaging crime drama set against the backdrop of the London dockyards. A robbery scheme is put into place by some local thugs and sailor who also moonlights as a petty criminal becomes involved, as does his best friend, a "coloured" man from Jamaica.
The film depicts the London nightlife in the 50's which is centred around boozing and courting in the dancehalls. It all seems very simple compared to what is on offer today.
The strength of the film is there is very little dead space, the film cracks on quite quickly and you engage with the main characters. Which is important as this is a film about friendship and what men will or wont do in order to honour it.
The final third of the film is particularly well executed and carries an emotional punch. While Ealing seems to be known for light hearted comedies, this is certainly one of the best things from the studio, even if it isn't that well known. An easy recommendation.