And a good find. Mentioned in passing in several books about British film/British "B's" in the 50s, but overshadowed by "flashier titles" such as POOL OF LONDON and SAPPHIRE. A continuation of Earl Cameron's representation of what scholars have termed "the West Indian generation" as it ruffled feathers in post-WWII UK. Cameron was considered so iconic in such roles that the creators of the UK's most head-on examination of racial tension, FLAME IN THE STREETS (1961), would expand a character only alluded to in Ted Willis' original play to ensure Cameron's presence in the film. Looks as though there may be a source for THE HEART WITHIN...
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