This is going to sound very far fetched but that's my dad. Yea just want to say my grandma didn't know this was happening, it was not her fault. And hes quite happy about the whole thing, he got a bar of chocolate and a wind up seal! and his 5 year old self got immortalized in a movie. He is not scared beyond repair and he uses the train quite often. Finally shorts are awesome, wear more shorts.
I'm an old school friend of Matthew and I can remember him talking about this film quite fondly... don't think he felt scarred for life by it, although he did recall being genuinely distressed at the time.
Never got lost at a station ... but me, me mam and me dad was on a train once ... going on holiday to the coast ... we stopped at a station and me dad got off for a cup of tea ... and the bleedin' train started off without him ... we saw him two hours later at the next stop ... and I shed a tear or twenty two
what great archive stuff i remember being in that same situation at his age on victoria station and was amased by hearing my name on the station tannoy calling for my grand mother. marc in bletchley
@MrHalsalli Actually the date is 1960. The boy was Schlesinger's nephew, Mathhew. Uncle John took Matthew to a chocolate machine and bought him a bar. Mother walked away while he was distracted by the chocolate. When the camera was rolling, uncle John snached the chocolate from Matthew which caused him to cry. Nasty uncle John!. Afterwards Edgar Anstey (head of British Transport Films) sent Mrs Perry £10 for Matthew, a lot of money in those days, hoping that his distress was short lived.
What is this macho, callous attitude going on in many of the comments here? A real discomfort with this clip, clearly. This is an incredibly moving piece of film. Get in touch with your real feelings, dudes - callous is not a good look on you.
Just a year or so before, Mr. Schlesinger was sacked by Ralph Smart, who was less than impressed with his second unit work on the first series of Danger Man!
Ye-es - this would be a fine piece of work were it not that the director and the boy's mother deliberately abandoned him for the sake of 'good footage.' A disgusting, morally heinous piece of film that tarnishes the oeuvre of an otherwise accomplished director.
![A Day in London 1930s in color [60fps,Remastered] w/sound design added](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/A-jb8ydfsqw/mqdefault.jpg)
This is going to sound very far fetched but that's my dad. Yea just want to say my grandma didn't know this was happening, it was not her fault. And hes quite happy about the whole thing, he got a bar of chocolate and a wind up seal! and his 5 year old self got immortalized in a movie. He is not scared beyond repair and he uses the train quite often. Finally shorts are awesome, wear more shorts.
Still smells as an awfully cruel thing to do and to film.
I'm an old school friend of Matthew and I can remember him talking about this film quite fondly... don't think he felt scarred for life by it, although he did recall being genuinely distressed at the time.
Born a year after this but remember london and its stations being like this.
Never got lost at a station ... but me, me mam and me dad was on a train once ... going on holiday to the coast ... we stopped at a station and me dad got off for a cup of tea ... and the bleedin' train started off without him ... we saw him two hours later at the next stop ... and I shed a tear or twenty two
what great archive stuff i remember being in that same situation at his age on victoria station and was amased by hearing my name on the station tannoy calling for my grand mother.
marc in bletchley
@MrHalsalli Actually the date is 1960. The boy was Schlesinger's nephew, Mathhew. Uncle John took Matthew to a chocolate machine and bought him a bar. Mother walked away while he was distracted by the chocolate. When the camera was rolling, uncle John snached the chocolate from Matthew which caused him to cry. Nasty uncle John!. Afterwards Edgar Anstey (head of British Transport Films) sent Mrs Perry £10 for Matthew, a lot of money in those days, hoping that his distress was short lived.
doesnt your heart go out to that little boy
That’s the funniest part of the film. 😂 He should have been charged with resisting arrest!
How I would rather have been born in 1961 instead of been born in 1969 8 years,
What is this macho, callous attitude going on in many of the comments here? A real discomfort with this clip, clearly. This is an incredibly moving piece of film. Get in touch with your real feelings, dudes - callous is not a good look on you.
Just a year or so before, Mr. Schlesinger was sacked by Ralph Smart, who was less than impressed with his second unit work on the first series of Danger Man!
He's cool with it, don't worry yourself.
the soundtrack is very distorted though the high-frequencey response is good.
I'm watching on talking pictures tv freeview
my dad worked on that film - He told me about the incident with the boy - It is on DVD - You can get it on Amazon - I think
Was his name Tommy that small boy
Anyone in 2020
that's partly true. but not the snatching part. My dad thought he was lost.
I think this kids name was Arnold Layne !
Born in 1963 I wonder if that little boy is still alive.
I made a vid using Rolf Harris' song I've Lost My Mummy ... the song is the view of a poor nipper like this one
Wait in Fright
That kid grew up to be peter sutcliffe the yorkshire ripper, thanks mom !
the kid avoids train stations to this day.
@sweenaldo1993 how do you know??
@bertiedump You mean lbs !
are you for real? so that makes terrifying him ok because *YOU* can rationalise it? unbelievable. please do not ever have children
the mother should be ashamed of herself! But I guess she was as ignorant as anyone el
se about child abuse in the period
Ye-es - this would be a fine piece of work were it not that the director and the boy's mother deliberately abandoned him for the sake of 'good footage.' A disgusting, morally heinous piece of film that tarnishes the oeuvre of an otherwise accomplished director.
police state
so glad this clip has been put up, im doing an assignment on the documentary. can you tell me where i can see the full version?