#Bobby Henrey

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Bobby Henrey-Sonia Dresdel "El ídolo caído" (The fallen idol) 1948, de Carol Reed.

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Bobby Henrey and Ralph Richardson in The Fallen Idol (Carol Reed, 1948)

Cast: Ralph Richardson, Michèle Morgan, Sonia Dresdel, Bobby Henrey, Denis O’Dea, Jack Hawkins, Walter Fitzgerald, Dandy Nichols, Joan Young, Hay Petrie, Dora Bryan. Screenplay: Graham Greene, based on his story. Cinematography: Georges Périnal. Art direction: Vincent Korda. Film editing: Oswald Hafenrichter. Music: William Alwiyn.

The Fallen Idol  is usually categorized as a thriller, and it's undeniably suspenseful, but it's really a moral fable in which everyone is ensnared in their own lies. The suspense is generated by the fact that the audience knows the truth. Philippe (Bobby Henrey) is the young son of an ambassador, living in the embassy in London's Belgrave Square. His mother has been recuperating from a long illness in their home country, and when his father goes to see her, Philippe is left in the care of the butler, Baines (Ralph Richardson), and his wife, the housekeeper (Sonia Dresdel). Philippe idolizes Baines, who entertains him with made-up stories about his adventures in Africa -- in fact, he has never been out of England. Mrs. Baines, on the other hand, is strict and fussy, so he has learned to be sneaky about things like the pet snake he is hiding from her. When Mrs. Baines punishes him one day by sending him to his room, Philippe climbs down the fire escape and follows Baines to a cafe, where Baines is meeting with Julie (Michèle Morgan). When Philippe surprises them, Baines pretends that Julie is his niece, and persuades Philippe not to talk about her around Mrs. Baines. But Mrs. Baines has learned that her husband is seeing another woman, and she tells him that she's going away for a few days, then secretly stays behind to spy on him. All of this deception comes to a head with an accidental death that looks a lot like murder, with Philippe as a key witness. But Philippe has been so confused by the lies he's been told and the ones he's been asked to tell, that when the police question him he is in danger of leading them into a serious error of justice. Director Carol Reed brilliantly manages to hold most of the film to Philippe's point of view, giving the audience the double vision of what is actually happening and what Philippe thinks is happening. Nine-year-old Henrey, who had no significant film career afterward, is splendidly natural in the role, and Richardson brings a necessary ambiguity to the part of Baines. The film is also enlivened by Greene's secondary characters, including a chorus of housemaids who comment on the action, a clock-winder (Hay Petrie) who breaks the tension of an interrogation, and a scene at the police station where the cops and a prostitute (Dora Bryan) try to figure out what to do with Philippe, who has run away after the accident, barefoot and in pajamas, and refuses to tell them where he lives.

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Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan and Bobby Henrey in The Fallen Idol (1948) with Carol Reed directing young Bobby,  Bobby had one other credit, in 1951.  This is Carol’s fifth entry on Halliwell’s Top 1000, after Kipps (ranked number 994), The Way Ahead (number 674), Odd Man Out (number 550), and The Third Man (number 18).

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Die Spannung ist fast nicht zu ertragen in Carold Reeds preisgekröntem Thriller The Fallen Idol. Der unter der Aufsicht der Bediensteten gelassene Sohn des Botschafters verträgt sich prima mit dem Butler. Dessen Gattin ist aber so unerträglich, daß der Bub nach ihrem tödlichen Unfall ganz selbstverständlich davon ausgeht, daß der Gatte sie ermordet hat, und davonrennt. Auf der Polizeiwache trifft er netterweise auf Dora Bryan, streut aber Zweifel an der Unfalltheorie. Zumal der Butler natürlich eine schöne Geliebte hat.

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The Fallen Idol | Carol Reed | 1948

Bobby Henrey, Torin Thatcher

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The Fallen Idol (also known as The Lost Illusion) is a 1948 film directed by Carol Reed, and based on the short story "The Basement Room" by Graham Greene.

The young son of a diplomat, Phillipe (Bobby Henrey), often finds himself alone. To entertain the boy, the household butler, Baines (Ralph Richardson), creates adventurous stories of his past. As a result, Phillipe idolizes the servant, seeing him as a hero. But when Baines' wife (Sonia Dresdel) falls to her death, the police believe Baines was behind it. Phillipe, who witnessed the event, will do anything to protect the butler. But he only makes things worse by doing so.

The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director (Carol Reed) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Graham Greene), and won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film.

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Danish movie program for “The Fallen Idol” (1948)

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So I have this idea in my head of a world where Henrey raised Jon as a Man of Letters, John still met Mary (because angels) and ended up raising the boys to be men of Letters. Sam takes to it pretty well but Dean is so enamored with his mother’s stories that he hunts secretly. He meets and befriended Bobby and goes off on more adventures behind his families back.

The day of Dean’s initiation comes and everyone is there and excited... except Dean. Dean never appears. Annoyed Henry and John call Dean and Dean answers saying ‘kinda busy, make it quick.’ And they are just like ‘where are you?’ And Dean’s like ‘Maine I think.’ And everyone is just stunned because he is days away and they are like ‘Do you even remember that you were supposed to be initiated today?!?’ And Dean’s like ‘yeah about that... I decided to be a hunter’ and they can hear sounds of Dean, Bobby, and a few others killing a nest in the back and Mary just laughs her ass off!

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The Fallen Idol (Carol Reed, 1948)

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The Fallen Idol

1948. Drama

By Carol Reed

Starring: Ralph Richardson, Michèle Morgan, Sonia Dresdel, Bobby Henrey, Dennis O’Dea, Jack Hawkins, Walter Fitzgerald, Dandy Nichols, Joan Young, Karel Štěpánek, Gerard Heinz, Torin Thatcher...

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English, French

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[Last Film I Watched] The Fallen Idol (1948)

[Last Film I Watched] The Fallen Idol (1948)

Title: The Fallen Idol Year: 1948 Country: UK Language: English, French Genre: Drama, Mystery Director: Carol Reed Screenplay: Graham Greene Music: William Alwyn Cinematography: Georges Périnal Cast: Bobby Henrey Ralph Richardson Michèle Morgan Sonia Dresdel Denis O’Dea Jack Hawkins Walter Fitzgerald Gerard Heinz Torin Thatcher Bernard Lee Geoffrey Keen James Hayter Rating: 7.7/10

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Nitrate Nights: The Nitrate Picture Show

THE FALLEN IDOL (1948) -  35 mm!Archival Nitrate Print!

Friday, March 16 - 7:30PM, Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, CA

TICKETS

Film is cool. Nitrate is hot. The inaugural edition of George Eastman Museum’s The Nitrate Picture Show in 2015 ended with a bang. The mysterious Blind Date with Nitrate turned out to be a screening of GEM’s gorgeous 35mm nitrate print of Carol Reed’s masterpiece THE FALLEN IDOL. The very same print that stunned their international crowd in 2015 now arrives to Los Angeles to remind you of the upcoming fourth edition of The Nitrate Picture Show in Rochester, NY, from May 4th to 6th, 2018 (festival passes are still available).

Introduction by George Eastman Museum executive director Jared Case.

1948, Rialto Pictures, 95 min, UK, Dir: Carol Reed

Carol Reed, one of England’s most celebrated directors, probes the complexity and callousness of human relationships in this Oscar-nominated adaptation of a story by Graham Greene. Told through the naive eyes of an upper-class boy, the film centers on his idealization of his father’s butler, Baines, who entertains him with extravagant (and fictional) accounts of heroic adventures. Contrasting this is the reality of Baines’s unhappy, loveless marriage and his dreams of escaping his lot in life. Top-shelf performances from Ralph Richardson, Michèle Morgan, and young Bobby Henrey fuel this suspenseful, exceptionally written story of loyalty, betrayal, and everything in between.

35mm nitrate print courtesy of George Eastman Museum, part of a 1999 donation to the museum by Daniel Selznick, son of David O. Selznick. Nitrate projection made possible through support of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Turner Classic Movies and The Film Foundation in partnership with the American Cinematheque and the Academy Film Archive. | Special Ticket Prices: $15 General, $13 Cinematheque Members. No vouchers.

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The Fallen Idol | Carol Reed | 1948

Ralph Richardson, Michèle Morgan, Bobby Henrey

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Idolo Infranto

recensione del film: IDOLO INFRANTO Titolo originale The Fallen Idol Regia: Carol Reed Principali interpreti: Michèle Morgan, Ralph Richardson, Bobby Henrey, Sonia Dresdel, Denis O’Dea, Jack Hawkins, Walter Fitzgerald, Dandy Nichols – 95 min. – Gran Bretagna 1948   Questo bellissimo The fallen Idol del 1948 è firmato da Carol Reed, il regista a cui di solito colleghiamo il famosissimo Il terzo…

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Bobby Henrey and Ralph Richardson in the classic British noir, The Fallen Idol (1948). link.