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Pool of London (1951)

Directed by Basil Dearden

Crime | Drama

Overview

Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.

Rated NR | Length 85 minutes

Actors

Bonar Colleano | Susan Shaw | Renée Asherson | Earl Cameron | Moira Lister | Max Adrian | Joan Dowling | James Robertson Justice | Leslie Phillips | Alfie Bass | John Longden | Michael Golden | Christopher Hewett | John Adams | John Arnatt | Mae Bacon | Ian Bannen | George Benson | Arthur Bentley | Beckett Bould | John Boxer | Michael Corcoran | Dan Cressey | David Davies | Frank Forsyth | Rowena Gregory | Fred Griffiths | Pat Hagan | Ellis Irving | Sam Kydd | Howard Lang | Victor Maddern | Jack May | George Merritt | Arthur Mullard | Laurence Naismith | Jack Sharp | Campbell Singer | George Spence | Ivan Staff | Eric Thompson | Frederick Treves | Mavis Villiers | Michael Ward | John Warwick | Russell Waters | Meadows White

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Viewing Notes

Many of Dearden’s films deal with racism head on and this one is no exception with its focus on a budding interracial romance set against the backdrop of dockside London and a jewelry heist.

There’s some great black and white cinematography, much of it shot at night, that shows a bit of post-war grittier London circa 1950.

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