THE QUIET WOMAN is a low rent romance/mystery/thriller from the popular Tempean Films, which churned out B-movie after B-movie during the 1950s. This one was written and directed by the hard-working John Gilling, and the result is just about passable, although it's the kind of film that's really dated in the ensuing years. It feels slow and genteel these days rather than the gripping thriller it strived to be. One of the most interesting things about the production is the location shooting in the southeast. Rye harbour and New Romney are used as locations here alongside a mill in Icklesham and even the railway station in Winchelsea. These locations are great for nostalgia buffs interested in building a picture of Britain in days gone by.
Otherwise this is a low key effort that focuses on human drama and relationships throughout. Half a dozen characters interact in and around a boarding house on the south coast. Derek Bond is the rather dull and old-fashioned smuggler hero and the bland Jane Hylton the object of his affections. Dora Bryan and Michael Balfour are much better as the second-tier players who embark on their own volatile relationship. John Horsley is a stiff detective, Harry Towb (in his film debut) the bad guy, and Dianne Foster a quite mesmerising femme fatale. Despite smuggling being one of the sub-plots, nothing much happens in THE QUIET WOMAN, and it's very much a minor effort.
Otherwise this is a low key effort that focuses on human drama and relationships throughout. Half a dozen characters interact in and around a boarding house on the south coast. Derek Bond is the rather dull and old-fashioned smuggler hero and the bland Jane Hylton the object of his affections. Dora Bryan and Michael Balfour are much better as the second-tier players who embark on their own volatile relationship. John Horsley is a stiff detective, Harry Towb (in his film debut) the bad guy, and Dianne Foster a quite mesmerising femme fatale. Despite smuggling being one of the sub-plots, nothing much happens in THE QUIET WOMAN, and it's very much a minor effort.