Ha'penny Breeze
| Ha'penny Breeze | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Frank Worth |
| Written by | Don Sharp Frank Worth |
| Produced by | Darcy Conyers |
| Starring | Don Sharp |
Production company | The Storytellers |
Release date | 1950 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ₤8,000[1] |
Ha'penny Breeze is a 1950 British film.
Plot
David and his Australian friend Johnny return to a Suffolk village after the war to find the community completely dispirited. Gradually by their enthusiasm they win support for a scheme to enter a boat designed by David in a race.
Production
Australians Don Sharp and Frank Worth met in England and wrote the story together over a three-month period. They formed their own production company with Darcy Conyers and George N. Gregory and succeeded in raising finance with William Freshman attached as executive producer.[2]
Associated British Pathe offered to distribute on the understanding that everyone would be paid ten pounds a week. A Leeds auctioneer chipped in a few thousand pounds and the filmmakers provided money themselves.[3][4]
The film was shot in Pin Mill, a small fishing village in East Anglia.[5]
Reception
The critic from The Scotsman said the film had "too much of the naivete and the emotion of the amateur shine through... often the dialogue is trite and for most of the film the tempo is depressingly perambulatory" but praised the "camera's mobility and many a good character sketch by" the actors.[6] "Has both charm and talent" said the Sunday Times.[7]
References
- ^ "FORMER TASMANIAN IN NEW FILM COMPANY". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 26 November 1949. p. 12. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Better Incidental Music for NEW FILMS". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 30 July 1949. p. 10. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ "AUSSIES' "HOME-MADE MASTERPIECE"". The Sunday Herald. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 17 December 1950. p. 4 Supplement: Sunday Herald Features. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Australians in brave film bid". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 16 December 1950. p. 49. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Fame—but no funds". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 4 November 1950. p. 27. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "HA'PENNY BREEZE": New British Productions The Scotsman (1921-1950) [Edinburgh, Scotland] 30 Dec 1950: 7.
- ^ Powell, Dilys. "Heroinanity." Sunday Times [London, England] 7 Jan. 1951: 2. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. Web. 16 Apr. 2014.