The Oracle (film)

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.

Plot

Timothy Blake (Michael Medwin), a British reporter holidaying in Ireland, visits a remote village where he 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 new found publicity though, means the once-sleepy Irish village is now invaded with 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)"; the Radio Times called it a "piffling comedy in which whimsy is heaped on to make up for the absence of genuine humour"; 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."