{"id":32654,"date":"2013-12-23T12:10:10","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T19:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32654"},"modified":"2022-05-08T19:15:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T02:15:54","slug":"october-man-the-1947","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32654","title":{"rendered":"October Man, The (1947)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;An injured brain isn&#8217;t always logical.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/October-Man-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/October-Man-Poster-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-32658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/October-Man-Poster-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/October-Man-Poster-128x99.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/October-Man-Poster.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA brain-injured man (John Mills) suffering from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.answers.com\/topic\/posttraumatic-stress-disorder\">PTSD<\/a> feels renewed hope for the future when he falls in love with a caring, beautiful young woman (Joan Greenwood) &#8212; but when he&#8217;s falsely accused of murdering a neighbor (Molly Newman), he must struggle to clear his name and convince police about the true identity of the killer.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Falsely Accused<\/li>\n<li>Joan Greenwood Films<\/li>\n<li>John Mills Films<\/li>\n<li>Roy Ward Baker Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nRoy Ward Baker&#8217;s directorial debut &#8212; based on a novel and screenplay by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eric_Ambler\">Eric Ambler<\/a>, who also produced the film &#8212; remains an intriguing if mildly disappointing exploration of the effects of trauma on one&#8217;s sanity and well-being. After a taut opening sequence &#8212; during which Mills&#8217; &#8220;Jim Ackland&#8221; witnesses the death of his friend&#8217;s young child (Juliet Mills) in a train crash while sustaining a significant brain injury &#8212; we experience brief joy on his behalf as he slowly begins to find peace and happiness, then suffer with him as he&#8217;s cruelly taken advantage of by both a vicious gossip (Joyce Carey) and a sociopathic boarder (Edward Chapman). The parallels between Jim&#8217;s story and those of countless other WWII veterans suffering from PTSD are unmistakable and poignant &#8212; so it&#8217;s especially frustrating to find that the pacing and tone of the film become far too leisurely for the potentially gripping material. Atmospheric cinematography and fine performances (by Mills and the supporting cast) make it worth a one-time look &#8212; but, as noted by Craig Butler in his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmovie.com\/movie\/the-october-man-v35939\/review\">All Movie Guide review<\/a>, &#8220;There&#8217;s so much that&#8217;s good about <em>The October Man<\/em> that it&#8217;s a shame it doesn&#8217;t end up as a really good film, rather than a merely satisfactory one&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Mills as Jim Ackland<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Mills3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Mills3-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-32792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Mills3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Mills3-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Mills3-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Mills3.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A fine supporting cast<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Performances2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Performances2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-32793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Performances2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Performances2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Performances2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Performances2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Erwin Hillier&#8217;s noir-ish cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Cinematography3-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-32795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Cinematography3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Cinematography3-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Cinematography3-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Cinematography3.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Cinematography-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-32794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Cinematography-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Cinematography-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Cinematography-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/October-Man-Cinematography.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s recommended. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0039676\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmjournal.net\/livius\/2007\/12\/02\/the-october-man-britnoir\/\">Film Journal Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmovie.com\/movie\/the-october-man-v35939\/review\">All Movie Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.nytimes.com\/movie\/review?res=9801EFD9163BE33BBC4E52DFB2668383659EDE\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/85366\/the-october-man#articles-reviews?articleId=191904\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;An injured brain isn&#8217;t always logical.&#8221; Synopsis: A brain-injured man (John Mills) suffering from PTSD feels renewed hope for the future when he falls in love with a caring, beautiful young woman (Joan Greenwood) &#8212; but when he&#8217;s falsely accused of murdering a neighbor (Molly Newman), he must struggle to clear his name and convince police about the true identity of the killer. Genres: Falsely Accused Joan Greenwood Films John Mills Films Roy Ward Baker Films Review: Roy Ward Baker&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32654\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32654"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83919,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32654\/revisions\/83919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}