Black Memory is a 1947 British crime film

Crime film

Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...

 starring Michael Atkinson, Myra O'Connell and Michael Medwin and directed by Oswald Mitchell

Oswald Mitchell

Oswald Albert Mitchell was a British film director who directed several of the Old Mother Riley series of films.-Selected filmography:* Such Is the Law * Danny Boy * Old Mother Riley...

. It is most notable for the first screen appearance of Sid James

Sid James

Sid James was an English-based South African actor and comedian. He made his name as Tony Hancock's co-star in Hancock's Half Hour and also starred in the popular Carry On films. He was known for his trademark "dirty laugh" and lascivious persona...

, who would later go on to find fame in Ealing Comedies

Ealing Comedies

For the film Ealing Comedy, see Ealing Comedy .The Ealing Comedies were a series of film comedies produced by Ealing Studios during the period 1947 to 1957....

 and the Carry on films

Carry On films

The Carry On films are a series of low-budget British comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. They are an energetic mix of parody, farce, slapstick and double entendres....

. Also making her film acting debut in Black Memory was the Welsh-born actor, playwright, screenwriter and film director Jane Arden (director)

Jane Arden (director)

Jane Arden was a Welsh-born film director, actor, screenwriter, playwright, songwriter, and poet.-Early career:...

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Cast

• Michael Atkinson - Danny Cruff
• Myra O'Connell - Joan Davidson
• Michael Medwin - Johnnie Fletcher
• Sid James
  Sid James
  Sid James was an English-based South African actor and comedian. He made his name as Tony Hancock's co-star in Hancock's Half Hour and also starred in the popular Carry On films. He was known for his trademark "dirty laugh" and lascivious persona...
  
   - Eddie Clinton
• Frank Hawkins - Alf Davidson
• Winifred Melville - Mrs. Davidson
• Michael Conry - Carl Broach
• Betty Miller - Mrs. Cruff
• Arthur Brander - Rutford
• Gerald Pring - Hawkins, the headmaster
• Valerie Hulton - Miss Philpotts
• Maurice Nicholas - Johnnie, as a boy
• Malcolm Sommers - Danny, as a boy