A small, sedate British village is shocked when its residents begin receiving hate-filled diatribes, known as "poison pen letters".A small, sedate British village is shocked when its residents begin receiving hate-filled diatribes, known as "poison pen letters".A small, sedate British village is shocked when its residents begin receiving hate-filled diatribes, known as "poison pen letters".
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Wilfrid Hyde-White
- Postman
- (as Hyde White)
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- TriviaThis is one of about three dozen British movies picked up by CBS in 1949 for U.S. television presentation; its initial telecast took place in New York City, New York on Friday, May 13, 1949 on WCBS (Channel 2). It first aired in Baltimore, Maryland Saturday 11 June 1949 on WMAR (Channel 2), in Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, August 20, 1949 on WGN (Channel 9), in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday October 5, 1949 on KLAC (Channel 13), and in Boston, Massachusetts on Sunday, January 1, 1950 on WNAC (Channel 7). Although this movie had been released theatrically in the U.S. in 1941 by Republic Pictures, in an edited format, these were also the U.S. premieres of the complete, original version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Elstree Story (1952)
Featured review
More stars just for the star quality of the cast.
Enjoyable 'who-dunnit-' featuring some very well known faces from UK's stage and screen. Even a young Roddy McDowall sneaks into shot, as an un-credited choirboy! Other minor roles include Kenneth Conner connecting with the audience as a local telephone receptionist.
Even the delightful comedienne Esma Cannon has a small part (Mrs. Cannon). Don't know the name? Google it, you'll know exactly who I mean.
In fact, anyone who had any kind of contact with this movie went on to have successful acting careers.
By today's story-telling standards, the outcome does seem a bit obvious but that minor flaw is over-ruled by the magnificent performance of the guilty party.
Some fun moments include when the whole nosy crowd of villages gatecrash the post office and gather round to listen in on a phone call all the way from... Australia!
There is also some sharp dialog shared between the dancers at the charity shindig in aid of church restoration.
A must for film buffs but probably not so much for casual film watchers.
Enjoyable 'who-dunnit-' featuring some very well known faces from UK's stage and screen. Even a young Roddy McDowall sneaks into shot, as an un-credited choirboy! Other minor roles include Kenneth Conner connecting with the audience as a local telephone receptionist.
Even the delightful comedienne Esma Cannon has a small part (Mrs. Cannon). Don't know the name? Google it, you'll know exactly who I mean.
In fact, anyone who had any kind of contact with this movie went on to have successful acting careers.
By today's story-telling standards, the outcome does seem a bit obvious but that minor flaw is over-ruled by the magnificent performance of the guilty party.
Some fun moments include when the whole nosy crowd of villages gatecrash the post office and gather round to listen in on a phone call all the way from... Australia!
There is also some sharp dialog shared between the dancers at the charity shindig in aid of church restoration.
A must for film buffs but probably not so much for casual film watchers.
- khunkrumark
- Sep 14, 2016
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- Cartas que Matam
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- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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