A Song for Tomorrow is a 1948 second feature drama film directed by Terence Fisher in his directorial debut. It stars Evelyn Maccabe and Ralph Michael.[1][2] The screenplay concerns a World War II fighter pilot who suffers amnesia.
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| Directed by | Terence Fisher |
| Screenplay by | W.E.C. Fairchild |
| Story by | W.E. Fairchild |
| Produced by | Ralph Nunn-May |
| Starring | Ralph Michael Evelyn Maccabe |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey (as Walter Harvey) |
| Edited by | Gordon Pilkington |
| Music by | William Blezard |
Production companies | Highbury Productions Production Facilities |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It was made at Highbury Studios as a second feature.
Premise
editA World War II fighter pilot suffers amnesia, and remembers only the voice of an opera singer, with whom he falls in love.[3]
Cast
edit- Evelyn Maccabe as Helen Maxwell
- Ralph Michael as Roger Stanton
- James Hayter as Nicholas Klaussman
- Christopher Lee as Auguste
- Conrad Phillips as Lieutenant Fenton
- Shaun Noble as Derek Wardell
- Ethel Coleridge as Woman in Cinema
- Carleen Lord as Helen's Dresser
- Yvonne Forster as Nurse
- Martin Boddey as Major
- Sam Kydd as Sergeant
- Lockwood West as Mr Stokes
Critical reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The script, production and acting are shoddy and insignificant. The only redeeming feature of the film is the contralto voice of Evelyn McCabe, which gives an unexpected richness to an otherwise poor effort."[4]
Critical reception
editTV Guide wrote, "A touch of amnesia on the audience's part would help them forget this insipid mess."[5]
References
edit- ^ "A Song for Tomorrow". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Song for Tomorrow (1948)". Archived from the original on 12 February 2017.
- ^ "A Song for Tomorrow (1948) - Terence Fisher - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
- ^ "A Song for Tomorrow". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 15 (169): 109. 1 January 1948. ProQuest 1305810243 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "A Song For Tomorrow".
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