Synopsis
London, the early 1950s. Born deaf, Mandy is mute for most of her childhood. As she reaches school age her family itself is in danger of breaking up. Christine, Mandy's mother, has heard of a residential school for the oral education of the deaf.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
35 audience votes
Key crew
- Alexander MackendrickDirector
- Nigel BalchinWriter
- Jack WhittinghamScreenplay
Cast
- Phyllis CalvertChristine Garland
- Jack HawkinsDick Searle
- Terence MorganHarry Garland
- Godfrey TearleMr Garland senior
- Mandy MillerMandy Garland
- Marjorie FieldingMrs Garland senior
- Nancy PriceJane Ellis
- Edward ChapmanAckland
- Patricia PlunkettMiss Crocker
- Eleanor SummerfieldLily Tabor
- Colin GordonWoollard (Junior)
- Dorothy AlisonMiss Stockton
Stills
Themes
1950sdeaf child