No Place for Jennifer

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No Place for Jennifer
"No Place for Jennifer".jpg
Directed by Henry Cass
Written by J. Lee Thompson
Based onNo Difference to Me by Phyllis Hambledon
Produced byHamilton G. Inglis
Starring
CinematographyWilliam McLeod
Edited by Monica Kimick
Music by Allan Gray
Production
company
Distributed by Associated British-Pathé (UK)
Release date
  • 20 February 1950 (1950-02-20)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office£151,352 (UK) [1]

No Place for Jennifer is a 1950 British film directed by Henry Cass and starring Leo Genn, Rosamund John, Guy Middleton and Janette Scott. [2]

Contents

It was based on the novel No Difference to Me by Phyllis Hambleton.

Plot

In the film, a young girl experiences trauma when her parents divorce.

Cast

Critical reception

Bosley Crowther wrote in The New York Times , "a tepid but touching little drama...Henry Cass has directed it primly, in a warm tea-and-crumpets style, and the little girl plays it devoutly." [3]

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References

  1. Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p490
  2. "BFI | Film & TV Database | NO PLACE FOR JENNIFER (1950)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  3. Crowther, Bosley (17 July 1951). "Movie Review - No Place for Jennifer - THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; 'No Place for Jennifer,' British Import With Janette Scott, at Park Ave. Theatre". The New York Times . Retrieved 15 June 2014.