So Well Remembered (1947)

On the day that World War II ends in Europe, Mayor George Boswell recalls events of the previous 25 years in his home town of Browdley. As councilman and newspaper editor George has fought ... See full summary »

Director:

Edward Dmytryk

Writers:

James Hilton (novel), John Paxton (screenplay)

Stars:

John Mills, Martha Scott, Patricia Roc

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Mills	...	George Boswell
Martha Scott	...	Olivia
Patricia Roc	...	Julie Morgan
Trevor Howard	...	Dr. Richard Whiteside
Richard Carlson	...	Charles Winslow / Charles Winslow Sr.
Reginald Tate	...	Trevor Mangin
Beatrice Varley	...	Annie
Frederick Leister	...	John Channing
Ivor Barnard	...	Spivey
Julian D'Albie	...	Wetherall
Juliet Mills	...	Young Julie
Roddy Hughes	...	Chief Librarian
John Turnbull	...	Morris
Lyonel Watts	...	Mayor
Kathleen Boutall	...	Woman

Storyline

On the day that World War II ends in Europe, Mayor George Boswell recalls events of the previous 25 years in his home town of Browdley. As councilman and newspaper editor George has fought hard to better working and living conditions in the bleak Lancashire mill town. As a young man he meets and marries Olivia Channing, whose father was jailed in a scandal involving the mill he owned. Olivia is ambitious and manages to guide George within striking distance of a seat in Parliament. But an outbreak of diphtheria changes George's outlook, and his and Olivia's lives change forever.

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Plot Keywords:

mill | marriage | mayor | newspaper | parliament | 

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Taglines:

One of the screen's greatest dramas of love and human conflict (original poster)

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1949 (Austria)

Also Known As:

Unvergessene Jahre

Filming Locations:

Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Productions Ltd., RKO Radio British Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was thought to be lost and forgotten but has recently been rediscovered (Sept 2004).

User Reviews

The setting of the movie.

The film was the big cinematic claim to fame of my home town of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England where the exteriors were shot.

It portrays the often grim reality of life in a northern mill town when poverty and disease tool a grim toll and a Doctor (played by Trevor Howard) could be a really vital link between life and death contrasted with the ambitious figure of Mills as the would be Mayor. The film starts with him as Mayor looking back on his life, so a lot of it is therefore a flash back.

I won't spoil the story. The acting shows the young and developing talents of both Mills and Howard before they were the legends they were to become.

Following its rediscovery it has been released on video. I don't think it has yet been released on DVD.