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THE ADULT AND THE CINEMA
These instances I have mentioned are only two of many; there are numerous others, and my reason for writing is to prove that pictures do have a tremendous influence on the minds of young and old alike.
Perhaps, then, if Producers realise this we may have better pictures in the future !
Age 23^. Female. British. Profession: Assistant Accountant. Profession of Parents: Father, Interior Decorator. Mother, none.
59. Miss . . .
Several years ago, when I was 18, I had rather an unfortunate love affair, in-as-much-as the man concerned was married. Put it down to my youth if you like, but I fell for the old story of 'not being understood by his wife' etc., and I must admit that I carried on with this with my eyes wide open, really believing that I was doing the right thing in relieving this man of some of his unhappiness, and that eventually he would obtain the divorce he was always mentioning.
My friends talked to me, and tried to point out the foolishness of it all, but still I continued to see the man.
However, during this affair, the film Back Street came to the local Cinema, and I went to see it, and I can quite honestly say that that picture was the only thing that made me realise what a mess I was making of my life; I even dreamed about it, but instead of seeing Ray Smith furtively living in a back street, I saw myself, and the unhappiness and even tragedy in which it would inevitably end.
I'm sure if I hadn't seen this film, I should have still continued seeing this man, still believing, as many more girls are probably believing, that I should one day be the wife of a man who belonged to another woman.
The very same week that I saw Back Street, I gave up this man, and went to live quite a distance away for a while, and now, years later, I have a job in which I am very interested, a good considerate boy friend, and an aim in life, and I often look back and wonder what I would have been doing if I'd continued with the other unfortunate business. Would I have been like Ray Smith, always waiting and hoping for a telephone call or the sound of his knock on the door, or would I have been his wife? I shall never know, but what I do know is that I am far happier now than I ever was then.
You can see from this, therefore, that a film did definitely have a big influence in my life, and did figure in my dreams.
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