Flame in the Streets
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