Silent Dust
A wealthy blind man is determined to build a cricket pavilion as a memorial to his dead son, who was killed in battle in World War II. Not long before the dedication ceremony is to be held, the son shows up; it turns out that he wasn't killed in battle but deserted, and has become a blackmailer and a killer. He wants to get some money to "start a new life", but his blind father senses that something is wrong and sets out to find out what's going on.
- 7.3
- 1949
- Released
- 1h 22m
Sally Gray
Angela Rawley
Derek Farr
Maxwell Oliver
Nigel Patrick
Simon Rawley
Stephen Murray
Robert Rawley
Beatrice Campbell
Joan Rawley
George Woodbridge
Foreman
Seymour Hicks
Lord Clandon
Marie Lohr
Lady ClandonEdgar Norfolk
Simpson
James Hayter
Pringle
Yvonne Owen
Nellie
Irene Handl
CookMaria Var
Cafe SingerReleased
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Silent Dust was a surprising discovery - an essentially stage-originated piece shot with a careful cinematic eye. One extended sequence captures at one point how a blind man might perceive events that have occurred around him, creating a visual impression of things he has heard and conceived of. A fascinating piece of pure cinema. Another sequence involves a flashback where a character recolle