The Whisperers

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Elderly Mrs. Ross lives alone in her meager flat, scraping by on government assistance even as she claims to have great wealth. After finding stolen money she is victimized, making it necess... Read allElderly Mrs. Ross lives alone in her meager flat, scraping by on government assistance even as she claims to have great wealth. After finding stolen money she is victimized, making it necessary to find her support in her declining years.Elderly Mrs. Ross lives alone in her meager flat, scraping by on government assistance even as she claims to have great wealth. After finding stolen money she is victimized, making it necessary to find her support in her declining years.

Director
- Bryan Forbes
Writers
- Robert Nicolson
- Bryan Forbes
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7.1/10

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Director
- Bryan Forbes
Writers
- Robert Nicolson
- Bryan Forbes
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 9 wins & 4 nominations total

Trivia
The director Bryan Forbes and Nanette Newman, who played the upstairs neighbor, were husband and wife.

Goofs
The old kitchen curtain is shown in scene after Archie leaves, while Margaret is moping around the apartment. The new curtains are shown again after she returns from seeing Mr. Conrad at the National Assistance Board.

Quotes
Archie Ross: What kind of job might it be, sir?
Mr. Conrad: Doorman at a cinema.
Archie Ross: Oh, wonderful. Nice and healthy and in the open.
Mr. Conrad: The healthiest jobs, Mr. Ross, are the ones you keep.

Connections
Version of ITV Play of the Week: The Whisperers (1961)

Soundtracks
Shall We Gather at the River?
(uncredited)
Written by Robert Lowry
Performed by Edith Evans and mission attendees

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7/10

Sad, dreary and moving

First off, I want to say that I am drawn to movies that have, at their core, a genuine feeling of sadness for humanity. It's not so much that these films offer a pessimistic view of the world - although, I guess you can label it that way - as they just seem to have a clear understanding of the horribly awful things we often do to one another.

Shot in black and white, in perpetually fogged out/drizzly England, this story of one older woman's loneliness and dementia tinged world is about 5 steps down into the dungeon of depressing. It offers a kind of sad relief - the kind that comes from knowing that, although things are terrible, they could be much, much worse.

I've always been one to not quite understand the desire for a "feel good" movie. All movies, if they work as they should, will leave you feeling better for having seen them - whether silly or serious. This is one of those films.