The Devil's Pass
| The Devil's Pass | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Darcy Conyers |
| Written by | Darcy Conyers |
| Produced by | Darcy Conyers David Henley |
| Starring | John Slater Joan Newell |
| Cinematography | S.D. Onions |
| Edited by | Helen Wiggins |
| Music by | Philip Green |
Production company | Darcy Conyers Productions |
| Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé |
Release date |
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Running time | 56 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Devil's Pass is a 1957 British drama film directed and written by Darcy Conyers and starring John Slater and Joan Newell.[1]
Plot
Hard-up Bill Buckle has had to sell his fishing boat. The new owners plan to wreck it in a dangerous channel called the "Devil's Pass", but Bil and a stowaway, Jim, manage navigate the abandoned boat through the channel and bring her home safely. With the salvage money Bill is finally able to marry his girlfriend Jan.
Cast
- John Slater as Bill Buckle
- Christopher Warbey as Jim
- Joan Newell as Nan Trewney
- Charles Leno as headmaster
- Joy Rodgers as kitchen maid
- Richard George as Ted Trelawney
- Archie Duncan as George Jolly
- Ewen Solon as Job Jolly
- Clem Listeras Grunt Jolly
- Peter Martyn as Mr. Smith
- Martin Wyldeck as young master
- Diana Hope as pretty girl
- Bart Allison as Watkins
- Frank Hawkins as man in pub
- Roger Slater as 1st. boy
- Jeremy Moray as 2nd boy
- Ernest Lister as Harry
Production
It was produced at Kensington Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ken Adam.
Reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Very well photographed (at Brixham, Devon) and including scenes at the British Seaman's Orphan Boys' Home, this is an unpretentious but agreeable film. Despite the limitations of heavy sentimentality and a rather stilted script, it has an unconventional and characteristic charm."[2]
Picturegoer wrote: "All highly improbable."[3]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "agreeable most improbable. Shot in Brixham, Devon."[4]
References
- ^ "The Devil's Pass". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "The Devil's Pass". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 24 (276): 70. 1 January 1957. ProQuest 1305818902.
- ^ "The Devil's Pass". Picturegoer. 35: 17. 2 May 1958. ProQuest 1771148820.
- ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 301. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.