A teenage boy goes in search of treasure at an old mill in the hope of solving all his mother's money worries.A teenage boy goes in search of treasure at an old mill in the hope of solving all his mother's money worries.A teenage boy goes in search of treasure at an old mill in the hope of solving all his mother's money worries.
Harry Pettit
- Father
- (as The Family at Spring Valley Mill)
Mrs. Harry Pettit Sr.
- Mother
- (as The Family at Spring Valley Mill)
Merrilyn Pettit
- Merrilyn
- (as The Family at Spring Valley Mill)
Hilary Pettit
- Hilary
- (as The Family at Spring Valley Mill)
Harry Pettit Jr.
- Harry
- (as The Family at Spring Valley Mill)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Pettit family who lived at Spring Valley Mill played themselves in the film. Harry Pettit Sr (the father in the film) was a freelance artist and naturalist, and illustrated Malcolm Saville's novel on which the film was based. The real name of Spring Valley Mill was used in the film.
- Crazy creditsThe end credits described the crew in terms that children would understand: rather than using conventional job titles such as "writer", "camera operator", "cinematographer", "editor", sound recordist" etc, the credits used phrases "wrote the story for filming", "operated the camera", "took the pictures", "arranged them [the pictures]", "recorded the sound".
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This is one of the best CFF films from the 1950's
Fortunately this CFF movie is (combined with "Trouble at Townsend" (1946)) available on DVD and also still available as a book by Malcolm Saville who wrote the story for CFF (Children's Film Foundation).
"Treasure at the Mill" was filmed in the summer of 1956 at the Ardleigh Mill near Colchester, Essex, UK. The owners at the time, the Harry Pettit family, participated as actors in the movie. The main character John Adams was played by Richard Palmer (who played Julian Kirrin in the 1957 CFF movie "Five on a Treasure Island" based on Enid Blyton's Famous Five series of books, also available on DVD). Hilda Fenemore who played his mother also participated in several other CFF movies.
It's a suspenseful story which moves along fast and is lots of fun to watch for any child over 7 years or those like me who grew up watching CFF films on TV. Definitely 9 stars worth compared with many other CFF movies from the same era.
"Treasure at the Mill" was filmed in the summer of 1956 at the Ardleigh Mill near Colchester, Essex, UK. The owners at the time, the Harry Pettit family, participated as actors in the movie. The main character John Adams was played by Richard Palmer (who played Julian Kirrin in the 1957 CFF movie "Five on a Treasure Island" based on Enid Blyton's Famous Five series of books, also available on DVD). Hilda Fenemore who played his mother also participated in several other CFF movies.
It's a suspenseful story which moves along fast and is lots of fun to watch for any child over 7 years or those like me who grew up watching CFF films on TV. Definitely 9 stars worth compared with many other CFF movies from the same era.
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- waldenpond66
- Aug 28, 2017
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Der Schatz in der Mühle
- Filming locations
- Spring Valley Mill, Spring Valley Lane, Ardleigh, Essex, England, UK(the mill where the Pettits live)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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