Hot Summer Night (1959)

February. 01,1959

5.5

| Drama Romance

Jacko, a respected union man, is fighting for the promotion of a Jamaican colleague to chargehand, but when his daughter brings home her black boyfriend, he realises that racial prejudice is rife within his own home. This powerful drama exposes the deep-seated racial tensions hidden in British family life during the late 1950s. Written for the stage by Unity Theatre's Ted Willis, this television recording was filmed a few weeks after the play's successful West End run, and most of the stage cast repeat their roles here, including the terrific John Slater, Andree Melly and Lloyd Reckord. The drama's interracial kiss is probably the first to be shown on British TV.

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Cast

John Slater as Jack Palmer

[1976] Dickens Of London [1963] A Place to Go [1954] The Million Pound Note [1953] The Flanagan Boy [1953] The Long Memory [1949] Against the Wind

Lloyd Reckord as Sonny Lincoln

Ruth Dunning as Nell Palmer

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Reviews

Glimmerubro

1959/02/01

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

Bergorks

1959/02/02

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Curt

1959/02/03

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

Logan

1959/02/04

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.