So Well Remembered

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So Well Remembered was the first of a proposed series of Anglo-American co-productions underwritten by Hollywood's RKO Radio Pictures and England's J. Arthur Rank. In one of his better postwar roles, John Mills stars as George Boswell, the editor of the newspaper in the small English mining town of Bowdley. Tirelessly fighting for fairer treatment and better working conditions for the miners, Boswell is sidetracked by his covetous, ambitious wife Olivia (Martha Scott), who hopes to maneuver her husband into Parliament. Eventually, Boswell gets his priorities in order, neglecting his campaign to help local doctor Whiteside (Trevor Howard) combat a diphtheria epidemic. When he loses his own child to the disease, a tragedy caused in part by his wife's selfishness, Boswell withdraws completely from his campaign -- and from life. Years pass before Boswell can find some purpose in his existence again, this time by preventing the still-unregenerate Olivia from destroying the happiness of her son (Richard Carlson), from a second marriage, and the son's sweetheart Julie (Patricia Roc), Dr. Whiteside's daughter. John Mills' 5-year-old daughter Juliet and infant daughter Hayley appear in bit parts. Though director Edward Dmytryk received plaudits from most critics for his work on So Well Remembered, there were those who insisted upon reading Dmytryk's perceived "pro-Red" sentiments in the screenplay -- which was actually adapted by John Paxton from a novel by James Hilton (who also narrates the picture). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Drama
Directed By:

Edward Dmytryk
Written By:

John Paxton
In Theaters:

Nov 4, 1947 wide
Runtime:

114 minutes

Cast

John Mills
as George Boswell

Martha Scott
as Olivia

Patricia Roc
as Julie

Trevor Howard
as Dr. Whiteside

Richard Carlson
as Charles

Reginald Tate
as Mangin

Beatrice Varley
as Annie

Frederick Leister
as Channing

Ivor Barnard
as Spivey

Julian d'Albie
as Wetherall

Juliet Mills
as Baby Julie

John Turnbull
as Morris

Roddy Hughes
as Librarian

Lyonel Watts
as Mayor

Kathleen Boutall
as Woman

James Hilton
as Narrator

Sydney Benson

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Critic Reviews for So Well Remembered

All Critics (3) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (2)

A story which the book reviewers warned us was disappointing and dull, as originally told by James Hilton in his So Well Remembered, has been miraculously transmuted into an affecting and fascinating tale in the film of the same title.

Oct 13, 2007 | Full Review…

Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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Although I may be the last critic to pen it, I would like to record that I, too, thought of saying that So Well Remembered will be So Easily Forgotten, that I, too, have my moments of lightning wit in the bath.

Dec 14, 2015 | Full Review…

Virginia Graham
The Spectator
A British drama that's hardly remembered anymore for good reason: it's humdrum.

Oct 8, 2007 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews