Chelsea Story
{{Short description|1951 film by Charles Saunders}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Chelsea Story
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| director = Charles Saunders
| producer = Charles Reynolds
Derek Wynne
| writer = John Gilling
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Henry Mollison|Sydney Tafler|Ingeborg von Kusserow}}
| music = Arthur Wilkinson
| cinematography = Edward Lloyd
| editing = Marjorie Saunders
| studio = Present Day Productions Ltd.
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1951}}
| runtime = 65 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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Chelsea Story is a 1951 British second feature ('B'){{Cite book |last=Chibnall |first=Steve |title=The British 'B' Film |last2=McFarlane |first2=Brian |publisher=British Film Institute/Bloomsbury |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-8445-7319-6 |location=London |pages=127}} crime film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Henry Mollison, Sydney Tafler and Ingeborg von Kusserow.{{Cite web |title=Chelsea Story |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150025386 |access-date=1 January 2025 |publisher=British Film Institute}}{{Cite web |title=Chelsea Story |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/29245 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117100003/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/29245 |archive-date=17 January 2009 |publisher=British Film Institute}} It was written by John Gilling.
Plot
Fletcher Gilchrist offers £100 to anyone who will break into a house. Journalist Mike Harvey accepts the bet but he and another man are caught when the latter murders the owner of the house. Harvey escapes custody, determined to seek revenge on Gilchrist.
Cast
- Henry Mollison as Mike Harvey
- Sydney Tafler as Fletcher Gilchrist
- Ingeborg von Kusserow as Janice (as Ingeborg Wells)
- Lesley Osmond as Louise
- Michael Moore as George
- Wallas Eaton as Danny
- Laurence Naismith as Sergeant Matthews
- Michael Ward as Chris Fawcett
Reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Unconvincing thriller."{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1951 |title=Chelsea Story |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305809068 |journal=The Monthly Film Bulletin |volume=18 |issue=204 |pages=311 |url-access=subscription |via=ProQuest}}
Kine Weekly wrote: "The film does not aim high, but it gets around and ends on a tense note. Sidney Tafler, as the evil Fletcher, hasn't the biggest part, but he is easily the most impressive of the cast. He really makes his presence felt and holds the drama together. Authentic backgrounds effectively round off colourful tabloid thick ear."{{Cite journal |date=5 July 1951 |title=Chelsea Story |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2826312055 |journal=Kine Weekly |volume=412 |issue=2297 |pages=23 |url-access=subscription |via=ProQuest}}
Picture Show wrote: "Rather far-fetched but quite thrilling melodrama .... Authentic settings help along its reality."{{Cite journal |date=4 August 1951 |title=Chelsea Story |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1879604621 |journal=Picture Show |volume=57 |issue=1479 |pages=10 |url-access=subscription |via=ProQuest}}
Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film call it "a talky noir melodrama."
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0179124}}
{{Films by Charles Saunders|state=collapsed}}
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Category:Films directed by Charles Saunders
Category:British black-and-white films