The Voice Within (film)
{{Short description|1946 film}}
{{For|the 2003 Christina Aguilera song|The Voice Within}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Voice Within
| image = The_Voice_Within_film_Opening_titles_(1946).jpg
| caption =
| director = Maurice J. Wilson
| producer = Isadore Goldsmith
| writer = B. Charles-Deane
Stafford Dickens
Michael Goldsmith
Herbert Victor
| starring = Barbara White
Kieron Moore
Brefni O'Rorke
| music = John Bath
| cinematography = Jan Sikorski
| studio = Grafton Films
| distributor = Grand National Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1946|1|8|df=yes}}
| runtime = 74 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
}}
The Voice Within is a 1946 British second feature ('B'){{Cite book |last=Chibnall |first=Steve |title=The British 'B' Film |last2=McFarlane |first2=Brian |publisher=BFI/Bloomsbury |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-8445-7319-6 |location=London |pages=15}} crime drama film directed by Maurice J. Wilson and starring Barbara White, Kieron Moore and Brefni O'Rorke.{{Cite web |title=The Voice Within |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150317800 |access-date=14 February 2025 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}} It was written by B. Charles-Deane, Stafford Dickens, Michael Goldsmith and Herbert Victor.
It was the film debut of Moore who went on to appear in several major roles over the following years.{{cite news|id={{ProQuest|321476035}}|title=Obituary of Kieron Moore Irish actor who never fulfilled the studios' high hopes and later worked for a Catholic charity|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=19 July 2007|page=29}} It was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.
Cast
- Barbara White as Kathleen
- Kieron Moore as Denis O'Shea
- Shaun Noble as Roy O'Shea
- Violet Farebrother as grandma
- Brefni O'Rorke as Sergeant Sullivan
- George Merritt as McDonnell
- Paul Merton as Constable Patrick O'Day
- Olive Sloane as fair owner's Wife
- Hay Petrie as fair owner
- Johnnie Schofield as lorry driver
- Philip Godfrey as elderly smuggler
- Norman Pierce as elderly smuggler
- Henry Wolston as Constable Rowley
- Jack Vyvyan as Constable O'Kelly
- Clifford Buckton as 1st I.R.A. man
- Charles Rolfe as 2nd I.R.A. man
- Frank Atkinson as farmer
Reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This is an unsophisticated film with some pleasant photography. Kieron O'Hanrahan is quite good as Dennis, but the acting as a whole is not convincing enough to give strength and reality to the story."{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1946 |title=The Voice Within |volume=13 |issue=145 |pages=3 |id={{ProQuest|1305813627}} |magazine=The Monthly Film Bulletin}}
Kine Weekly wrote: "The plot is, In many respects, unique, but untidy direction prevents it from getting quickly off the mark or ending on an exciting note. A clever performance by Viscount, the dog, and delightful scenery are its most conspicuous assets."{{Cite journal |date=10 January 1946 |title=The Voice Within |volume=347 |issue=2021 |pages=25 |id={{ProQuest|2676980540}} |magazine=Kine Weekly}}
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Indifferent film."{{Cite book |last=Quinlan |first=David |title=British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 |publisher=B.T. Batsford Ltd. |year=1984 |isbn=0-7134-1874-5 |location=London |pages=257}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0038229}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042019/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b784e2d3e The Voice Within] at the British Film Institute
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Category:British crime drama films
Category:1946 crime drama films
Category:British black-and-white films