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    • Source: The Secret of the Forest

      • The Secret of the Forest (also known as Ship in the Forest) in a 1956 children's film directed by Darcy Conyers and starring Kit Terrington and Jacqueline Cox. It was produced by Rayant Pictures for the Children's Film Foundation. The storyline was developed by George Ewart Evans following a formula already developed by the CFF.


      Plot


      Spoilt children Henry and Caroline are excavating an ancient burial site when two crooks, having stolen a gold cup and hidden it in the site, return to retrieve it. Johnny and Mary, children of the local chief forester, see the trouble from a forest fire-watch tower and send for help.


      Cast


      Kit Terrington as Henry
      Jacqueline Cox as Caroline
      Barry Knight as Johnny
      Diana Day as Mary
      Michael Balfour as Len
      Arthur Lovegrove as Wally
      Vincent Ball as Mr Lawson
      John Drake as P.C. Oates
      Roy Purcell as Mr Carver
      Ewan Solon as Mr Roberts
      Pamela Abbott as Mrs Roberts
      Charles Saynor as Jack Hodges
      John Stirling as fire watcher
      Ned Hood as police motorcyclist
      Dan Cressy as police motorcyclist


      Production


      The film was inspired by the late 1930s archaeological discovery of Sutton Hoo. The film was made on location in Suffolk including scenes in Ipswich Museum, Rendlesham Forest and on the Deben River.


      Reception


      The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "An adequate children's film which makes occasional breaks with the traditional pattern. The plot is contrived and becomes somewhat confused through the introduction of incidents relatively unimportant to the main story-line – for instance, the overemphasis on the inconsiderate nature of Henry and Caroline, already established as spoilt children. The chase sequence makes an exciting climax, compensating for some slow development in the early stages."


      References




      External links


      The Secret of the Forest Film available to view at East Anglian Film Archive

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