Momma Don't Allow
| Momma Don't Allow | |
|---|---|
 Opening title | |
| Directed by | Karel Reisz Tony Richardson |
| Written by | Karel Reisz Tony Richardson |
| Starring | The Chris Barber Band Chris Barber Monty Sunshine |
| Cinematography | Walter Lassally |
| Edited by | John Fletcher |
Production company | BFI Experimental Film Fund |
| Distributed by | British Film Institute |
Release date |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Momma Don't Allow is a short British documentary film of 1956 about a show of the Chris Barber band with Ottilie Patterson in a north London trad jazz club.[1] The film features skip jiving by the audience.
It was co-directed by Karel Reisz and Tony Richardson and filmed by Walter Lassally.[2] It was produced by the British Film Institute Experimental Film Fund.[3] It was first shown as part of the first Free cinema programme at the National Film Theatre in February 1956.[4]
References[]
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Momma Don't Allow (1956)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "Momma Don't Allow (1956)". BFI.
- ^ "Watch Momma Don't Allow". BFI Player.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Free Cinema 1". www.screenonline.org.uk.
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Categories:
- 1956 films
- English-language films
- 1950s short documentary films
- Cultural history of the United Kingdom
- Films directed by Karel Reisz
- Films directed by Tony Richardson
- Documentary films about jazz music and musicians
- 1956 documentary films
- Documentary films about London
- British short documentary films
- British films
- British black-and-white films
- British documentary film stubs