Fortune Lane
Encyclopedia
Fortune Lane is a 1947 British
family
drama film
directed by John Baxter
and starring Douglas Barr, Billy Thatcher and Brian Weske
. A boy tries to raise money so he can train to be an engineer
, but ends up giving the money to a friend so he can visit an ill relative.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
family
Family film
A family film is a film genre that is designed to appeal to a variety of age groups and, thus, families.In December 2005, Steven Spielberg's 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial came first in a poll of the 100 Greatest Family Films. The genre today generates billions of dollars per annum.Family...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by John Baxter
John Baxter (director)
John Philip Baxter was a somewhat prolific British film-maker active from the 1930s to the late 1950s. During that time he produced, wrote, or directed dozens of films...
and starring Douglas Barr, Billy Thatcher and Brian Weske
Brian Weske
-Selected filmography:* Medal for the General * Quiet Weekend * Fame is the Spur * Just William's Luck * William Comes to Town * Brandy for the Parson * Jazz Boat * On the Fiddle...
. A boy tries to raise money so he can train to be an engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
, but ends up giving the money to a friend so he can visit an ill relative.
Cast
- Douglas Barr - Peter Quentin
- Billy Thatcher - John
- Brian WeskeBrian Weske-Selected filmography:* Medal for the General * Quiet Weekend * Fame is the Spur * Just William's Luck * William Comes to Town * Brandy for the Parson * Jazz Boat * On the Fiddle...
- Tim - Angela GlynneAngela Glynne-Selected filmography:* Bank Holiday * Those Kids from Town * Rose of Tralee * Fortune Lane * The Happiest Days of Your Life * One Good Turn * The House Across the Lake -External links:...
- Margaret Quentin - George CarneyGeorge CarneyGeorge Carney was a British film actor.He worked in the Liverpool Cotton Exchange, in a furniture business, then in the Belfast shipping yards...
- Mr Quentin - Nell Ballantyne - Mrs Quentin
- Anthony HollesAnthony Holles (actor)-Selected filmography:* The Missing Rembrandt * The Midshipmaid * The Star Reporter *Loyalties * Britannia of Billingsgate * Brewster's Millions * This'll Make You Whistle...
- Mr Carpenter