Flame in the Streets (1961)
Emotional Dynamite!
Starring John Mills, Sylvia Syms, Brenda De Banzie
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Flame in the Streets is a 1961 British drama film directed by Roy Ward Baker. Racial tensions manifest themselves at home, work and on the streets during Bonfire Night in the burgeoning West Indian community of early 1960s Britain. Trades union leader (Mills) fights for the rights of a black worker but struggles with the news that his own daughter is planning to marry a West Indian, much against his own logic and the prejudice of his wife.
Runtime: 93 min.
Rating: 6.0
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Genres: Drama
Keywords: union,west indian
Cast
Jacko Palmer
Kathie Palmer
Nell Palmer
Gabriel Gomez
Peter Lincoln
Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)
Harry Mitchell
Judy Gomez
Mr. Palmer senior
Visser
Hugh Davies
Les
Jubilee
Dowell
Mrs. Bingham
Billy
Christie