The Boy Who Turned Yellow
The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972) is the last film collaboration by the British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and the last theatrical film directed by Michael Powell. The film was made for the Children's Film Foundation.
John (Mark Dightam) loses one of his pet mice, Alice, whilst on a school trip to the Tower of London. Upset back in class, he is sent home by his teacher for not paying attention during a lesson on electricity. Later that day on the London Underground, the train and everyone in it suddenly turns bright, vivid yellow. John's doctor (Esmond Knight) declares that the condition is harmless and should wear off soon, but that evening John hears noises from his television set and meets the eccentric yellow-coloured Nick (short for Electronic) (Robert Eddison). The pair return to the Tower of London in an attempt to find Alice, but they are menaced by Yeoman Warders and John is threatened with execution. When John is finally reunited with his pet, he awakes in class. Was his adventure actually all just a dream?
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | September 28, 2020 3:42 PM
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My dad went yellow before he died.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | September 27, 2020 5:56 PM
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Is this posted by the Yellow Skin Troll?
R1, LOL! Mine too, sadly.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | September 27, 2020 5:59 PM
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Was this a belated sequel to The Boy with Green Hair (1948))?
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | September 27, 2020 6:02 PM
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I watched Ill Met By Moonlight last night, looked up Powell & Pressburger on IMDB. Saw this was the last movie they made. The title interested me and then I found this thread, weird. It sounds good, how did you see it.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | September 27, 2020 6:22 PM
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[quote] I watched Ill Met By Moonlight last night
It was on TCM last night. According to Ben Mankiewicz it is known as Night Ambush in the U.S. which he thinks is a superior title. I agree.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | September 27, 2020 7:10 PM
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R7 That's where I saw it. NIght Ambush sounds like a western, I really like the title Ill Met By Moonlight. Though not the film so much.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | September 27, 2020 7:57 PM
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For Powell/Pressburger fanatics, The Boy Who Turned Yellow was included as a bonus on the Indicator Blu Ray of Powell's final feature, Age of Consent. Maybe more a likeable curio than a major work, but it's got an idyllic Australian beach setting and a frequently nude young Helen Mirren.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | September 28, 2020 6:07 AM
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R9 that's cool I'll have to look for it. I have seen Age Of Consent, it's not a masterpiece for sure but it's beautiful looking and interesting, I like James Mason and Helen Mirren. Btw in Powell's autobiography he mentions Mason and Deborah Kerr were supposed to do I Know Where I'm Going originally.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | September 28, 2020 3:16 PM
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Deborah Kerr would’ve been fine but James Mason instead of the fantastic Roger Livesey? No.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | September 28, 2020 3:42 PM
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