Brighton Rock (Episode 138) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky

Hot Date with Dan and Vicky · Oct 29, 2021 · 1h 16m

1948's Brighton Rock, based on the novel by Graham Greene, was a controversial hit in England where critics felt it reached new levels of depravity and on screen violence. It also met the ire of novelist Greene himself, who was denied the opportunity to adapt his own book - that task fell to playwright Terrence Rattigan - and given zero influence in casting decisions. Greene was vocal about his dislike of Richard Attenborough in the lead role of Pinkie Brown and Hermione Baddeley as crusader Ida Arnold. After seeing the completed film, however, he relented and agreed both actors were well…