# There Is Another Sun > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/There_Is_Another_Sun > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/There_Is_Another_Sun.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Is_Another_Sun > Source revision: 1339351279 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1951 British film by Lewis Gilbert "Wall of Death (film)" redirects here. For the short film, see [*The Wall of Death* (*Scotland Yard*)](/source/The_Wall_of_Death_(Scotland_Yard)). There Is Another Sun DVD cover Directed by Lewis Gilbert Written by Guy Morgan Produced by Ernest G. Roy Starring Maxwell Reed Laurence Harvey Susan Shaw Cinematography Wilkie Cooper Dudley Lovell Edited by Charles Hasse Music by Wilfred Burns Distributed by Butcher's Film Service (UK) Realart Pictures (US) Release dates 12 June 1951 (1951-06-12) 17 May 1952 (1952-05-17) (US) Running time 89 minutes Country United Kingdom Language English ***There Is Another Sun*** (U.S. title: ***Wall of Death***) is a 1951 British [drama film](/source/Drama_film) directed by [Lewis Gilbert](/source/Lewis_Gilbert) and starring [Maxwell Reed](/source/Maxwell_Reed), [Laurence Harvey](/source/Laurence_Harvey) and [Susan Shaw](/source/Susan_Shaw).[1] It was written by [Guy Morgan](/source/Guy_Morgan_(writer)) and produced by [Ernest G. Roy](/source/Ernest_G._Roy). ## Cast - [Maxwell Reed](/source/Maxwell_Reed) as Eddie 'Racer' Peskett - [Laurence Harvey](/source/Laurence_Harvey) as Mag Maguire - [Susan Shaw](/source/Susan_Shaw) as Lillian - [Leslie Dwyer](/source/Leslie_Dwyer) as Mick Foley - [Meredith Edwards](/source/Meredith_Edwards_(actor)) as Detective Sergeant Bratcher - [Hermione Baddeley](/source/Hermione_Baddeley) as Gypsy Sarah, fortune-teller - [Robert Adair](/source/Robert_Adair_(actor)) as Sarno - [Leslie Bradley](/source/Leslie_Bradley) as racetrack manager - [Eric Pohlmann](/source/Eric_Pohlmann) as Markie, club owner - [Nosher Powell](/source/Nosher_Powell) as Teddy Green, champ boxer - [Earl Cameron](/source/Earl_Cameron_(actor)) as Ginger Jones, carnival boxer - [Dennis Vance](/source/Dennis_Vance) as Len Tyldesley - [Laurence Naismith](/source/Laurence_Naismith) as Riley, Green's trainer - [Charles Farrell](/source/Charles_Farrell_(Irish_actor)) as Mr. Simmons, fight promoter - [Wilfred Burns](/source/Wilfred_Burns) as pianist - [Harry Fowler](/source/Harry_Fowler) as first novice biker - [Jennifer Jayne](/source/Jennifer_Jayne) as Dora, Lil's friend at Markie's - [Arthur Mullard](/source/Arthur_Mullard) as Harry, boxing booth contestant - [Hal Osmond](/source/Hal_Osmond) as Mannock - J.H. Messham as 1st Wall of Death rider - Jim Kynaston as 2nd Wall of Death rider - Tom Messham as 3rd Wall of Death rider ## Production The film was shot at [Walton Studios](/source/Walton_Studios), with sets designed by the [art director](/source/Art_director) [George Provis](/source/George_Provis). ## Critical reception *[The Monthly Film Bulletin](/source/The_Monthly_Film_Bulletin)* wrote: "The atmosphere of the fairground and the speedway is quite well caught, but the picture is otherwise mediocre. Most of the characters are weak-willed or unpleasant, the ending is trite and the playing, with the exception of Hermione Baddeley's effective appearance as a fortune teller, without distinction."[2] *The [Radio Times](/source/Radio_Times) Guide to Films* gave the film 3/5 stars, writing: "There's nothing new in the story and the performances of Maxwell Reed and Laurence Harvey have little to commend them. But director Lewis Gilbert's thoroughly nasty atmosphere conjured up in a place dedicated to enjoyment makes this unusually effective movie worth watching."[3] In *British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959* [David Quinlan](/source/David_Quinlan_(film_critic)) rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Gloomy, depressing number; long too."[4] [Leslie Halliwell](/source/Leslie_Halliwell) said: "Glum quickie which was oddly popular."[5] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-BFIsearch_1-0)** ["There Is Another Sun"](https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150054078). *British Film Institute Collections Search*. Retrieved 24 May 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["There Is Another Sun"](https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305814531). *[The Monthly Film Bulletin](/source/The_Monthly_Film_Bulletin)*. **18** (204): 268. 1 January 1951. [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest) [1305814531](https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305814531). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** *Radio Times Guide to Films* (18th ed.). London: [Immediate Media Company](/source/Immediate_Media_Company). 2017. p. 922. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780992936440](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780992936440). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Quinlan, David (1984). *British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959*. London: [B.T. Batsford Ltd.](/source/Batsford_Books) p. 385. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7134-1874-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7134-1874-5). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Halliwell, Leslie (1989). *Halliwell's Film Guide* (7th ed.). London: Paladin. p. 1008. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0586088946](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0586088946). ## External links - [*There Is Another Sun*](https://web.archive.org/web/20160309130652/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b80dbb6) at the [British Film Institute](/source/British_Film_Institute)[*[better source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Questionable_sources)*] - [*There Is Another Sun*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044120/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [*There Is Another Sun*](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/95024/enwp) at the [TCM Movie Database](/source/Turner_Classic_Movies#TCMdb) (archived) v t e Films directed by Lewis Gilbert The Little Ballerina (1947) Once a Sinner (1950) Scarlet Thread (1951) There Is Another Sun (1951) Emergency Call (1952) Time Gentlemen, Please! (1952) Cosh Boy (1953) Johnny on the Run (1953) Albert R.N. (1953) The Good Die Young (1954) The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954) Cast a Dark Shadow (1955) Reach for the Sky (1956) The Admirable Crichton (1957) Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) A Cry from the Streets (1958) Ferry to Hong Kong (1959) Light Up the Sky! (1960) Sink the Bismarck! (1960) The Greengage Summer (1961) H.M.S. Defiant (1962) The 7th Dawn (1964) Alfie (1966) You Only Live Twice (1967) The Adventurers (1970) Friends (1971) Paul and Michelle (1974) Operation Daybreak (1975) Seven Nights in Japan (1976) The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Moonraker (1979) Educating Rita (1983) Not Quite Paradise (1985) Shirley Valentine (1989) Stepping Out (1991) Haunted (1995) Before You Go (2002) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [There Is Another Sun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Is_Another_Sun) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Is_Another_Sun?action=history)). 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