London still bears the scars of a war that ended more than a decade before in this drama directed by Philip Leacock from a novel by Hammond Innes, and its slow healing process reflects the hope displayed by the oddly named Cockney tyke Lovejoy, who, against the odds, grows a modest garden in the shadow of a bombed-out church. The symbolism is perhaps laid on a little too thick, but the young leads - none of whom went on to have screen careers - provide engaging company.
Absolutely delightful film set in post-war London when there were bomb sites everywhere. I grew up in Pimlico and was disappointed to find that Passport to Pimlico WASN'T filmed there but over the river in Lambeth or Battersea.
I had not seen this movie in over 50 years! It made such an impact on me that I never forgot it.
A time gone by, when as children you made your own world and fun to escape. Your parents never knew what you were up to but knew you wouldn't somehow get into trouble.
What a lovely movie. Filled with all the old values which made British Movies so special.
I read the book "An Episode of Sparrows" in 1976 as part of an exam. I loved the book from go to woe even thought the whole way through the exam I referred to Tip Malone as Skip Malone (Lost a few marks there) nerves getting the better of me.
In 1958, at the age of eleven, I found myself scurrying to the Regal in Sidcup High Street three times in the same week to watch the same picture. No film had affected me in such a way before, and none has since.
It's 2018 and in London there's a new freeview channel TalkingPictures. This picture was in the schedule and I looked it up on IMDb.
I've been reading the other reviews of this film and I must admit they made me feel a bit ashamed and embarrassed. Particularly the one that praised the Adler music.
