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The Oracle (known as The Horse's Mouth in the United States[1] ) is a 1953 British comedy film directed by C.M. Pennington-Richards and starring Robert Beatty, Michael Medwin and Virginia McKenna.[2] The screenplay concerns a journalist who goes on holiday to Ireland where he encounters a fortune-teller.

The Oracle
Original trade ad by Ronald Searle
Directed byC. M. Pennington-Richards
Written byPatrick Campbell
Anthony Steven (additional dialogue)
Based onradio play To Tell You the Truth by Robert Barr
Produced byColin Lesslie
StarringRobert Beatty
Michael Medwin
Virginia McKenna.
CinematographyWolfgang Suschitzky
Edited byJohn Trumper
Music byTemple Abady
Production
company
Group 3
Distributed byAssociated British-Pathé (UK)
Release dates
  • 1 June 1953 (1953-06-01) (London, UK)
Running time
85 mins
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Production


It was based on a radio play To Tell You the Truth by Robert Barr. It was shot at Southall Studios on a budget of £43,000.[3]


Plot


Timothy Blake (Michael Medwin), a British reporter holidaying on a remote island offshore of Ireland, hears a man's voice coming from the bottom of a well. The voice turns out to be a modern-day Oracle, or fortune teller, whose predictions prove uncannily accurate. Bob is determined to get a story out of this, but his editor is less enthusiastic and promptly fires him. The newfound publicity though, means the once-sleepy Irish village is now invaded by curiosity seekers, and those seeking the horse racing results.


Cast



Critical reception


Allmovie called it "A lesser comedy of the Ealing school (though not from the Ealing studios)";[4] the Radio Times called it a "piffling comedy in which whimsy is heaped on to make up for the absence of genuine humour";[5] but Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings thought more highly of the piece, whilst acknowledging "This is no classic, but it’s pleasant and has a little meat on its bones," and concluding the film was "Worth a look."[6]


References


  1. Chibnall, Steve (2003). Get Carter. UK: I. B. Taurus. p. 23. ISBN 9781860649103.
  2. "The Oracle (1953)". Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
  3. Chibnall & McFarlane p.116
  4. "The Oracle (1952) - C.M. Pennington-Richards,C. Pennington Richards - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
  5. "The Oracle - Film from RadioTimes".
  6. Sindelar, Dave (21 November 2016). "The Oracle (1953)".

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