No Place for Jennifer (1950)

Distraught when her parents divorce, nine-year-old Jennifer becomes increasingly neurotic and is sent to a center for maladjusted children.

Director:

Henry Cass

Writers:

Phyllis Hambledon (novel), J. Lee Thompson (screen play)

Stars:

Leo Genn, Rosamund John, Beatrice Campbell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leo Genn	...	William
Rosamund John	...	Rachel
Beatrice Campbell	...	Paula
Guy Middleton	...	Brian
Janette Scott	...	Jennifer
Megs Jenkins	...	Mrs. Marshall
Philip Ray	...	Mr. Marshall
Jean Cadell	...	Aunt Jacqueline
Anthony Nicholls	...	Baxter
Brian Smith	...	Martin
Edith Sharpe	...	The Doctor
Chris Castor	...	Schoolmistress
Ann Codrington	...	Miss Hancock
Viola Lyel	...	Music Mistress
William Simon	...	Jeremy

Storyline

Distraught when her parents divorce, nine-year-old Jennifer becomes increasingly neurotic and is sent to a center for maladjusted children.

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Plot Keywords:

little girl as protagonist | little girl | children's home | divorce | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Janette Scott receives 'and Introducing' credit.

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Goofs

Leo Genn goes into a phone box to ring one of pupils without looking the number up and with the story line it's not feasible that he would know it off by heart.

User Reviews

The effect of this movie on me in 1961

I saw this movie in 1961 on ABC TV in Australia. I was 11 years old and lived with my parent on a farm west of Brisbane. It was in black and white and because we generated our own electricity from the wind back then we were lucky to see the movie through to the end. No wind meant low battery levels and the screen kept shrinking in at the sides.

However I was old enough to get the message. One of the local farmers had divorced a few years prior to that and was left with his somewhat socially immature daughter who was often bullied.

I saw what happened to her and after viewing the movie swore that that was never going to happen to me.

I married, had a daughter but alas....that is just what did happen to me!

Jeff [e-mail] Feel free to email me

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 1951 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ingen plads til Jennifer

Filming Locations:

Welwyn Studios, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1