Won the Academy Award for the Best Documentary Short of 1954. The subject deals with the children at The Royal School for the Deaf in Margate, Kent. The hearing-handicapped children are shown painstakingly learning what words are through exercises and games, practicing lip-reading and finally speech. Richard Burton's calm and sometimes-poetic narration adds to the heartwarming cheerfulness and courage of the children. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with British Film Institute in 2005.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Richard Burton
Crew: Geoffrey Wright (Music), Guy Brenton (Writer), Lindsay Anderson (Director), Lindsay Anderson (Writer), Guy Brenton (Director), Walter Lassally (Director of Photography)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: World Wide Pictures, Morse Films
Runtime: 21 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 01, 1954
IMDb: 4.4
Keywords:preserved film
