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White Corridors

  • 19511951
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
121
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Petula Clark, James Donald, and Googie Withers in White Corridors (1951)
Drama
Hospital drama set at the Yeoman's Hospital, in the English Midlands, during the early 1950s.Hospital drama set at the Yeoman's Hospital, in the English Midlands, during the early 1950s.Hospital drama set at the Yeoman's Hospital, in the English Midlands, during the early 1950s.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
121
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    • Pat Jackson
    • Jan Read(screenplay)
    • Pat Jackson(screenplay)
    • Helen Ashton(novel "Yeoman's Hospital")
  • Stars
    • Googie Withers
    • James Donald
    • Godfrey Tearle
    • Pat Jackson
    • Jan Read(screenplay)
    • Pat Jackson(screenplay)
    • Helen Ashton(novel "Yeoman's Hospital")
  • Stars
    • Googie Withers
    • James Donald
    • Godfrey Tearle
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards

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    Petula Clark, James Donald, and Googie Withers in White Corridors (1951)
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    Googie Withers
    Googie Withers
    • Dr. Sophie Dean
    James Donald
    James Donald
    • Dr. Neil Marriner
    Godfrey Tearle
    Godfrey Tearle
    • Mr. Groom
    Petula Clark
    Petula Clark
    • Joan Shepherd
    Moira Lister
    Moira Lister
    • Dolly Clark
    Jack Watling
    Jack Watling
    • Dick Groom
    Barry Jones
    Barry Jones
    • Dr. Tom Shoesmith
    Bernard Lee
    Bernard Lee
    • Burgess
    Brand Inglis
    • Tommy Briggs
    Basil Radford
    Basil Radford
    • Retired Civil Servant
    Megs Jenkins
    Megs Jenkins
    • Mrs. Briggs
    Gerard Heinz
    Gerard Heinz
    • Dr. Macuzek
    Fabia Drake
    Fabia Drake
    • Miss Farmer
    Henry Edwards
    Henry Edwards
    • Phillip Brewster
    Jean Anderson
    Jean Anderson
    • Sister Gater
    Lyn Evans
    • Pedlar
    Mary Hinton
    Mary Hinton
    • Matron
    Philip Stainton
    • Sawyer
      • Pat Jackson
      • Jan Read(screenplay)
      • Pat Jackson(screenplay)
      • Helen Ashton(novel "Yeoman's Hospital")
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    • Trivia
      The last film of Basil Radford.
    • Quotes

      Retired Civil Servant: Now, suppose I was dying what would you do?

      Tranter: Ah - you'd be a casualty, an emergency, different category altogether you see sir. You'd get immediate treatment.

      Retired Civil Servant: I'm very glad to hear it!

    User reviews4

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    7/10
    General Hospital in Rural Britain, circa 1950
    Like many movies with a hospital setting, this one has as many subplots as there are patients and staff.

    There's the new nurse (Petula Clark), frightened by her first sight of blood, and intimidated by the head nurse. There's a brilliant young surgeon with a reputation as a playboy, who also happens to be the son of the hospital's chief surgeon. There are Drs. Neil Marriner and Sophie Dean, struggling to keep their marriage intact as their medical careers pull them in different directions. There's a sweet young lad admitted for an infected hand who might require an untried and highly risky treatment. There's a burn victim (Bernard Lee of James Bond `M' fame), his head completely wrapped in bandages, who dreads how he might appear once the bandages are removed.

    Admittedly these are ingredients of a daytime soap opera. But in the hands of the Rank Organization, they make for a well-crafted collection of absorbing human-interest stories.

    There are a few dated plot elements as well as some surprisingly contemporary ones. During a tour of a research laboratory, a member of the hospital board declares `So that's a Geiger counter, I've heard of them.' A senior nurse is passed over for a promotion due to her romantic entanglements with a doctor. By contrast, Dr. Sophie Dean seems like a 21st Century woman. She is well-respected by all for her competence, outperforms several of her male peers, and is a beautiful and loving wife. She and her doctor husband have thoughtful discussions about whether they'll need to sacrifice their marriage or her career aspirations.

    I have only one complaint of any significance. Multiple `cliffhanger' subplots were resolved abruptly in the last few minutes. Other than that, this movie compares favorably with better known British films of the time.

    I reviewed this movie as part of a project at the Library of Congress. I've named the project FIFTY: 50 Notable Films Forgotten Within 50 Years. As best I can determine, this film, like the other forty-nine I've identified, has not been on video, telecast, or distributed in the U.S. since its original release. In my opinion, it is worthy of being made available again.
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    • Nov 22, 2003

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    • Release date
      • October 1, 1951 (Sweden)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Vic Films Productions
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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
      • Black and White

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