The Dog and the Diamonds
1953 British family drama film by Ralph Thomas
- November 1953 (1953-11)
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The Dog and the Diamonds is a 1953 British family drama film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Kathleen Harrison, George Coulouris, and Geoffrey Sumner.[1] The screenplay was by Patricia Latham. It was produced by Peter Rogers and distributed by the Children's Film Foundation.
Plot
A group of children are forbidden to keep pets in their accommodation, so decide to open their own zoo in the gardens of a nearby empty house. They soon discover that the house is the headquarters of a gang of jewel thieves.
Cast
- Kathleen Harrison as Mrs Fossett
- George Coulouris as Forbes
- Geoffrey Sumner as Mr Gayford
- Brian Oulton as Mr Plumpton
- Michael Maguire as Jimmy
- Robert Sandford as Peter
- Robert Scroggins as Ginger
- Barbara Brown as Helen
- Molly Osborne as Linda
- Hal Osmond as crook
- Arthur Lane as crook
- Dennis Wyndham as crook
- Boffin as the dog
Reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The film follows the well-tried pattern of children’s films, with children and animals playing the leading roles, supported by adults, good and bad. There is a chase and a well-devised happy ending. Kathleen Harrison plays the owner of a pet-shop in her best Huggett vein; George Coulouris is the ill-tempered caretaker, allowed one moment of tenderness (towards a baby in a pram) but otherwise symbolising the tyrannies of an unbending adult authority. The three crooks are inoffensive villains, fulfilling the familiar but difficult task of supplying dramatic tension without making villainy frightening or crime attractive. Although the fooling is of uneven quality, the film is good light-hearted entertainment."[2]
Accolades
The film won the "Best Long Entertainment Film for Children from 8 to 11 years" award at the Fifth International Festival of Films for Children at Venice, in August 1953.[2]
External links
- The Dog and the Diamonds at IMDb
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Films directed by Ralph Thomas
- Once Upon a Dream (1949)
- Helter Skelter (1949)
- Traveller's Joy (1949)
- The Clouded Yellow (1951)
- Appointment with Venus (1951)
- Venetian Bird (1952)
- A Day to Remember (1953)
- The Dog and the Diamonds (1953)
- Doctor in the House (1954)
- Mad About Men (1954)
- Above Us the Waves (1955)
- Doctor at Sea (1955)
- The Iron Petticoat (1956)
- Checkpoint (1956)
- Doctor at Large (1957)
- Campbell's Kingdom (1957)
- A Tale of Two Cities (1958)
- The Wind Cannot Read (1958)
- The 39 Steps (1959)
- Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)
- Conspiracy of Hearts (1960)
- Doctor in Love (1960)
- No Love for Johnnie (1961)
- No My Darling Daughter (1961)
- A Pair of Briefs (1962)
- Carry On Cruising (1962)
- The Wild and the Willing (1962)
- Doctor in Distress (1963)
- Hot Enough for June (1964)
- The High Bright Sun (1964)
- Doctor in Clover (1966)
- Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
- Nobody Runs Forever (1968)
- Some Girls Do (1969)
- Doctor in Trouble (1970)
- Percy (1971)
- Quest for Love (1971)
- The Love Ban (1973)
- Percy's Progress (1974)
- A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
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- ^ "The Dog and the Diamonds". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ a b "The Dog and the Diamonds". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 20 (228): 170. 1 January 1953 – via ProQuest.
