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For Them That Trespass 1949

For them that trespass 1949 UK Dir:Alberto Cavalcanti with Richard Todd,Patricia Plunkett,Stephen Murray English subtitles on open subtitles org The Brazilian born film director Alberto Cavalcanti started his career with mostly documentary filmmaking before World War II. He worked mainly in France and the UK, and also played a part, as a sound engineer, in one of the most famous British documentary films ever made — “Night Mail” (1936). After the war, Cavalcanti was active as a director first in the UK until the early 1950s and then principally in France. During his stay in the UK he directed some famous films, including two episodes in “Dead of Night” (1945) and “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby” (1947). “For Them That Trespass” (1949) is an interesting crime drama set in Edwardian times. The black and white photography is excellent and has almost the feel of an Expressionist film in the mould of early German cinema. The script is by J. Lee Thompson, who would later become a famous director in his own right. The scenes involving the railway workers and their work are at times reminiscent of Renoir’s “La Bête Humaine” (1938). The story is about an ambitious young writer from the wealthy suburbs wanting to experience the true raw life in the lower depths on the “wrong side“ of the road. However, the film quickly transforms itself into a crime drama with a revenge motif. Richard Todd is the petty thief wrongly accused of murder who actually becomes the film’s protagonist. Todd has perhaps a somewhat forced Scottish accent, but many of the scenes from the lower depths have a genuine feel to them. As usual for British films from that period, the minor characters are excellent. Frederick Leister plays the Vicar — a role lasting only a few minutes, but enough for him to encapsulate perfectly the figure of a laid-back, eccentric clergyman full of understatement. Another extraordinary minor role is the Mad Artist played by George Hayes. It is difficult to portray madness convincingly and such roles are often susceptible to exaggeration. However, Hayes found the right balance and his facial expression and eyes are very much the mirror of a delusionary mind. It is strange that this film is not better-known. It is very entertaining and interesting to watch right until the end. This, together with the beautiful photography, fine acting and an interesting plot, makes it, in my mind, a minor British classic of the post-war years. “For Them That Trespass” deserves to compete for our interest with more widely known films from that period.