| The Small Voice | |
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| Directed by | Fergus McDonell |
| Written by | George Barraud Derek Neame Julian Orde |
| Based on | The Small Voice Robert Westerby |
| Produced by | Anthony Havelock-Allan |
| Starring | Valerie Hobson James Donald Howard Keel |
| Cinematography | Stanley Pavey |
| Edited by | Manuel del Campo |
| Music by | Stanley Black |
Production company | Constellation Films |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £121,000[1] |
| Box office | £105,199 (UK)[2] |
The Small Voice (released in the USA as The Hideout) is a 1948 British thriller film directed by Fergus McDonell and starring Valerie Hobson, James Donald and Howard Keel (who was credited as Harold Keel). The film is part of a group of British film noir produced around this time.[3] It was based on the 1940 novel of the same name by Robert Westerby.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei. It was the film debut of Howard Keel who made it while appearing in the original London production of Oklahoma![4]
The film received a BAFTA nomination for Best British Film in 1949.[5]
The "small voice" of the title is referred to at the end of the film: the small voice in your own head, of one's conscience telling one not to do something.
- ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 354
- ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p486
- ^ Mayer p.97
- ^ "Annie's Handsome Man". The Sunday Herald. Sydney. 18 June 1950. p. 4 Supplement: Features. Retrieved 17 July 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Film in 1949 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 12 February 2020.