Movie Discussion - "Pool of London"

Program Type:

Films

Age Group:

Teens, Adults, Seniors
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Event Details

“Pool of London”

Year 1951

Cast: Dan MacDonald (Bonar Colleano)  Johnny Lambert  (Earl Cameron) Susan Shaw (Pat) Moira Lister (Maisie) Joan Dowling (Pamela) Charlie Vernon (Max Adrian)

Director: Basil Dearden   Author: Jack Dearden   

Plot: Merchant sailor Dan MacDonald (Bonar Colleano) has a lucrative sideline in smuggling black market goods ashore. While docked in London, MacDonald and his best friend, Johnny Lambert (Earl Cameron), get mixed up with a gang of ruthless jewel thieves, who hire MacDonald to smuggle their loot out of the country. Complications arise when Earl falls for a charming but pernicious young woman named Pat (Susan Shaw), and is charged with a murder he did not commit.

Please watch the film before the discussion. You can watch the film on Kanopy here: https://wls.kanopy.com/video/pool-london

If you need help accessing Kanopy please call the library at 722-1300 or email scaref@wlsmail.org

You will receive an email with the Zoom link approximately 1 hour before the start of this event.