The read
It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
Jamie leaves the children's home to live with his paternal grandmother. After working in a mine and in a tailor's shop, he is conscripted into the RAF, and goes to Egypt, where he is befriended by Robert, whose undemanding companionship releases Jamie from self-pity.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
37 audience votes
Key crew
- Bill DouglasDirector
- Bill DouglasWriter
Cast
- Stephen ArchibaldJamie
- Joseph BlatchleyRobert
- Paul KermackJamie's father
- Jessie CombeFather's wife
- William CarrollTheir son, Archie
- Morag McNeeFather's girlfriend
- Lennox MilneGrandmother
- John YoungShop assistant
- Gerald JamesMr Bridge
- RadirEgyptian boy
- AndrewBoy in home
Stills
Themes
neglectlgbtautobiographicalchild neglectgay theme