No Time for Tears (film)
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British theatrical poster | |
Directed by | Cyril Frankel |
Produced by | W.A. Whittaker |
Written by |
Anne Burnaby Frederic Gotfurt |
Based on | an original story by Anne Burnaby |
Starring |
Anna Neagle George Baker Sylvia Syms Anthony Quayle |
Music by | Francis Chagrin |
Cinematography | Gilbert Taylor |
Edited by | Gordon Pilkington |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé (UK) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
No Time for Tears is a 1957 British drama film directed by Cyril Frankel in CinemaScope and Eastman Color and starring Anna Neagle, George Baker, Sylvia Syms and Anthony Quayle.[1] The staff at a children's hospital struggle with their workload.[2]
Plot
The interwoven dramas of staff and patients in Mayfield Children's Hospital, where the doctors and nurses are in the business of restoring children's lives. One small child risks losing his sight, while twin boys fool the doctors over which one has appendicitis. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, new nurse Margaret Collier (Sylvia Syms) suffers pangs of unrequited love for houseman Dr. Nigel Barnes (George Baker).
Cast
- Anna Neagle ... Matron Eleanor Hammond
- George Baker ... Dr. Nigel Barnes
- Sylvia Syms ... Nurse Margaret Collier
- Anthony Quayle ... Dr. Graham Seagrave
- Flora Robson ... Sister Birch
- Alan White ... Dr. Hugh Storey
- Daphne Anderson ... Dr. Marian Cornish
- Sophie Stewart ... Sister Willis
- Patricia Marmont ... Sister Davies
- Rosalie Crutchley ... Theater Sister
- Angela Baddeley ... Mrs. Harris
- Victor Brooks ... Mr. Harris
- Jessica Cairns ... Lawrie
- Carla Challoner ... Jenny
- Cyril Chamberlain ... Hall Porter
- Christopher Frost ... Peter
- Joan Hickson ... Sister Duckworth
- Michael Hordern ... The Surgeon
- Viola Keats ... Mrs. McKenna
- Linda Leo ... Sick Child
- Jonathan Ley ... Timmy Gardener
- Lucille Mapp ... Maya
- Richard O'Sullivan ... William Reynolds
- Gillian Owen ... Night Nurse
- Loretta Parry ... Jackie
- Adrienne Posta ... Cathy Harris
- Marjorie Rhodes ... Ethel
- George Rose ... Dobbie
- Joan Sims ... Sister O'Malley
- Brian Smith ... Don
- Mary Steele ... The Twins' Mother
- Judith Stott ... Bridie McKenna
- Josephine Stuart ... Mrs. Gardener
- Christopher Witty ... George Harris
Critical reception
Sky Movies gave the film two out of five stars, and wrote, "this is standard medical soap fare and could be mistaken for a bumper edition of Casualty":[3] while TV Guide rated the film three out of four stars, and wrote, "Though the situations are clearly out of the movie medical bag, the ensemble manages to rise above cliches and stereotypes. Neagle carries the film as the head nurse, with good support from Syms as the new nurse on her staff."[4]
References
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/44534
- ↑ "No Time for Tears (1957) - Cyril Frankel - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
- ↑ "No Time for Tears".
- ↑ "No Time For Tears".