Pool of London (1951 film)
- Pool of London (1951 film)
Pool of London is a 1951 British crime film directed by Basil Dearden. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042851/] It starred a number of British character actors, including Leslie Phillips, James Robertson Justice and Ian Bannen making his first, brief film appearance.
ynopsis
The plot concerned the crew of the "Dunbar" which docks in the Pool of London. The crew are given shore leave, and soon become involved in smuggling and petty crime in post-war London. Unusually for the time, it tackled themes of racism, as one of the ship's crew was a Jamaican.
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