Silent Dust was a surprising discovery - an essentially stage-originated piece shot with a careful cinematic eye. One extended sequence captures at one point how a blind man might perceive events that have occurred around him, creating a visual impression of things he has heard and conceived of. A fascinating piece of pure cinema. Another sequence involves a flashback where a character recollects in narration heroic acts whilst the actuality of the history is shown visually. Again a great use of the cinematic art. The outcome of the story is reasonably predictable but guided by the sheer…
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Silent Dust
Overview
A wealthy blind man is determined to build a cricket pavilion as a memorial to his dead son, who was killed in battle in World War II. Not long before the dedication ceremony is to be held, the son shows up; it turns out that he wasn't killed in battle but deserted, and has become a blackmailer and a killer. He wants to get some money to "start a new life", but his blind father senses that something is wrong and sets out to find out what's going on.
Release date
01/02/1949
Votes
11
Popularity
0.7
Sally Gray
Angela Rawley
Derek Farr
Maxwell Oliver
Nigel Patrick
Simon Rawley
Stephen Murray
Robert Rawley
Beatrice Campbell
Joan Rawley
George Woodbridge
Foreman
Seymour Hicks
Lord Clandon
Marie Lohr
Lady Clandon
Edgar Norfolk
Simpson
James Hayter
Pringle
Yvonne Owen
Nellie
Irene Handl
Cook
Maria Var
Cafe Singer
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