Since learning about the title years ago when looking for British movies from 1949, I've been searching for this obscure film for years, but have had no luck at all finding it. Checking yesterday the Talking Pictures Encore streaming service, I was absolutely stunned to see it on the site, leading to me holding the front page.
View on the film:
The lone non- TV series or TV movie he made, director Michael Barry (who became head of the BBC Drama department in the 1950's) & cinematographer Cyril Bristow stop time on a peculiar whimsical Fantasy atmosphere of swift dolly and panning shots following Jennifer stopping everything in its tracks.
Pairing Jennifer's bumpy romance with Jock, with a growing awareness from the press of her power to stop machinery, Barry layers dissolves of newspapers claiming her powers are real/fake, until gliding shots down the newspapers printers, towards Jennifer revealing the magic of love.
A year after co-starring in the excellent Anna Karenina (1948-also reviewed) Sally Ann Howes gives a sparkling performance as Jennifer, thanks to delivering the comedic dialogue with a playful slickness, whilst Gordon Jackson has Jock walk on eggshells,as he tries to climb up the ladder of his workplace from the attention Jennifer's magic gets, while also attempting to charm Jennifer and her family.
Making sure any man who wants to get with his daughter does not have an easy time, James Robertson Justice gives a hilarious performance full of bluster as Arthur, who is joined by fantastic British character actors Kenneth More, Jack May, Sam Kydd, Arthur Lowe and Basil Radford in cute guest appearances, all stopping the press for the girl.
View on the film:
The lone non- TV series or TV movie he made, director Michael Barry (who became head of the BBC Drama department in the 1950's) & cinematographer Cyril Bristow stop time on a peculiar whimsical Fantasy atmosphere of swift dolly and panning shots following Jennifer stopping everything in its tracks.
Pairing Jennifer's bumpy romance with Jock, with a growing awareness from the press of her power to stop machinery, Barry layers dissolves of newspapers claiming her powers are real/fake, until gliding shots down the newspapers printers, towards Jennifer revealing the magic of love.
A year after co-starring in the excellent Anna Karenina (1948-also reviewed) Sally Ann Howes gives a sparkling performance as Jennifer, thanks to delivering the comedic dialogue with a playful slickness, whilst Gordon Jackson has Jock walk on eggshells,as he tries to climb up the ladder of his workplace from the attention Jennifer's magic gets, while also attempting to charm Jennifer and her family.
Making sure any man who wants to get with his daughter does not have an easy time, James Robertson Justice gives a hilarious performance full of bluster as Arthur, who is joined by fantastic British character actors Kenneth More, Jack May, Sam Kydd, Arthur Lowe and Basil Radford in cute guest appearances, all stopping the press for the girl.