John Mills must have strongly believed in the project - he produced it. Originally a short story from DH Lawrence.
I don't know how they got the performance out of John Howard Davies - the scene where he's trance-like, approaching the horse is unforgettable. I hadn't cottoned on to the fact he later became a TV producer/director, working on Fawlty Towers, Monty Python and The Good life!
Valerie Hobson is the useless mother, Roland Squire her brother. John is as fabulous as usual as the slightly simple batman.
Classy cinematography by Desmond Dickinson, edited by P&P regular John Seabourne, music William Alwyn.
Packed with creative talent, including Davies falling into floor-level close up with mother in deep focus in the frame, reminiscent of the final shot of Ace in the Hole (and thus predating it by two years). And the whispering house....
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