Mandy (film)

Mandy was a 1952 Ealing Studios film, based on the book The Day Is Ours by Hilda Lewis, with screenplay by Nigel Balchin and Jack Whittingham, and direction byAlexander Mackendrick and Fred Sears. Another title for the film was Crash of Silence. The film was released in the US as The Story of Mandy.[1]

The film starred Phyllis Calvert, Jack Hawkins and Terence Morgan and featured the first film appearance by Jane Asher.

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 * 1 Plot
 * 2 Cast
 * 3 Production
 * 4 Reception
 * 5 References
 * 6 External links

Plot[edit]
Harry and Christine Garland have a deaf-mute daughter, Mandy. As they realise their daughter's situation, the parents enrol Mandy in special education classes to try to get her to speak. They quarrel in the process and their marriage comes under strain. There are also hints of a possible affair between Christine and Searle, the headmaster of the school for the deaf where Mandy is enrolled. Eventually, the training succeeds to the point where Mandy says her own name for the first time.

Production[edit]
Mandy's speech was achieved by using a balloon. She was able to feel the vibrations of sound onto the balloon and knew she had made a sound.

Reception[edit]
The film was the fifth most popular at the British box office in 1952.[2]