{"id":75159,"date":"2021-08-19T14:22:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T21:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75159"},"modified":"2021-08-29T16:02:24","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T23:02:24","slug":"fallen-idol-the-1948","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75159","title":{"rendered":"Fallen Idol, The (1948)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Don&#8217;t worry, Baines; I won&#8217;t tell them anything.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-75160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Poster-672x1024.png 672w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Poster.png 723w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe young son (Robert Henrey) of a French ambassador in London is cared for by a kind butler named Baines (Ralph Richardson) and his mean wife (Sonia Dresdel) &#8212; but when he stumbles upon Baines (Richardson) with his mistress (Michele Morgan), Phile (Henrey) becomes caught in a web of confusing secrets.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carol Reed Films<\/li>\n<li>Childhood<\/li>\n<li>Falsely Accused<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Ralph Richardson Films<\/li>\n<li>Servants, Maids, and Housekeepers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIn between helming <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52953\"><em>Odd Man Out<\/em> (1947)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42200\"><em>The Third Man<\/em> (1949)<\/a>, Carol Reed directed this compelling thriller &#8212; based on a short story by Grahame Greene &#8212; about a young boy facing countless adult lies and deception. Non-actor Henrey was coached and supported by Reed throughout every scene, and gives a wonderfully natural performance: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Henrey.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Henrey.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1255\" height=\"967\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Henrey.png 1255w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Henrey-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Henrey-1024x789.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Henrey-128x99.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Henrey-768x592.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Henrey-350x270.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1255px) 100vw, 1255px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Richardson is also in fine form as a kind but all-too-human man stuck between a rock and a hard place, with a shrewish wife so awful: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Dresdel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Dresdel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1249\" height=\"955\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Dresdel.png 1249w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Dresdel-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Dresdel-1024x783.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Dresdel-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Dresdel-768x587.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Dresdel-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1249px) 100vw, 1249px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; we can easily forgive him for seeking solace from Morgan. Perhaps most impressive, however, is the way Reed &#8212; working with DP George Perinal &#8212; manages to make this very much a picture told from a child&#8217;s perspective, both literally and figuratively: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Perspective.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Perspective.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1257\" height=\"969\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Perspective.png 1257w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Perspective-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Perspective-1024x789.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Perspective-128x99.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Perspective-768x592.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Perspective-350x270.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1257px) 100vw, 1257px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Viewers will likely flash back to their own childhoods, when we were forced to observe strange events and actions by adults who may have been well-meaning: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Richardson-Morgan.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Richardson-Morgan.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1247\" height=\"959\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Richardson-Morgan.png 1247w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Richardson-Morgan-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Richardson-Morgan-1024x788.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Richardson-Morgan-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Richardson-Morgan-768x591.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Richardson-Morgan-351x270.png 351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1247px) 100vw, 1247px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but wrongly believed we (kids) were peripheral to their concerns. Such an assumption proves to be woefully misguided in this particular story, with the life-or-death narrative hinging on Henrey&#8217;s guileless attempts to simply follow the instructions he&#8217;s been given while managing his very-real fears and misunderstandings. <em>The Fallen Idol<\/em> &#8212; so-named due to young Phile looking up to his ultimately imperfect father-figure, Baines &#8212; remains a tense, well-acted, atmospherically filmed movie, one which should certainly be seen by all film fanatics.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ralph Richardson as Baines (nominated as one of the Best Actors of the Year in Peary&#8217;s <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Still2-1024x776.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"485\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Still2-1024x776.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Still2-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Still2-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Still2-768x582.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Still2-356x270.png 356w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Still2.png 1263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bobby Henrey as Phile<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Boy-Staircase.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Boy-Staircase-1024x784.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"490\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Boy-Staircase-1024x784.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Boy-Staircase-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Boy-Staircase-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Boy-Staircase-768x588.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Boy-Staircase-353x270.png 353w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Boy-Staircase.png 1255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Georges Perinal&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Doorway.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Doorway-1024x780.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"488\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Doorway-1024x780.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Doorway-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Doorway-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Doorway-768x585.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Doorway-355x270.png 355w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Doorway.png 1257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fall-Idol-Cinematography5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fall-Idol-Cinematography5-1024x719.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"449\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fall-Idol-Cinematography5-1024x719.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fall-Idol-Cinematography5-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fall-Idol-Cinematography5-128x90.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fall-Idol-Cinematography5-768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fall-Idol-Cinematography5-384x270.png 384w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fall-Idol-Cinematography5.png 1345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Cop.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Cop-1024x793.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"496\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Cop-1024x793.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Cop-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Cop-128x99.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Cop-768x595.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Cop-348x270.png 348w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Fallen-Idol-Cop.png 1261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a powerful classic by a master director. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0040338\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=10005&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2170idol.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1949\/11\/16\/archives\/the-screen-in-review-sutton-offers-british-film-the-fallen-idol.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/74489\/the-fallen-idol#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QsKhCB0Z7uM\">Tired Old Queen at the Movies Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t worry, Baines; I won&#8217;t tell them anything.&#8221; Synopsis: The young son (Robert Henrey) of a French ambassador in London is cared for by a kind butler named Baines (Ralph Richardson) and his mean wife (Sonia Dresdel) &#8212; but when he stumbles upon Baines (Richardson) with his mistress (Michele Morgan), Phile (Henrey) becomes caught in a web of confusing secrets. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Carol Reed Films Childhood Falsely Accused Marital Problems Ralph Richardson Films Servants, Maids, and Housekeepers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75159\"> 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-75159","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\/75159","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=75159"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75514,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75159\/revisions\/75514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}