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Blanche Fury ()

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The childless widow of Allan Fury bequeaths the Fury estate to her Fuller relatives, but Allan's illegitimate son who masquerades as a servant hopes to grab the estate for himself.
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Philip Thorn
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Blanche Fury
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Simon Fury
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Lawrence Fury
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Major Fraser
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Louisa (as Sybilla Binder)
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Mr. Weatherby (as Alan Jeayes)
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Col. Jenkins
Suzanne Gibbs ...
Lavinia Fury
Ernest Jay ...
Samuel Calamy
Townsend Whitling ...
Banks
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Doctor (as J. H. Roberts)
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Lord Rudford
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Mrs. Winterbourne
Cherry London ...
Molly
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Aimes
Lionel Grose ...
Jordon
Bryan Herbert ...
Elliot (as Brian Herbert)
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Mrs. Hawkes
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Coroner
Wilfrid Caithness ...
Clerk Of Court
James Dale ...
Judge
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Prosecuting Counsel
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First Clerk
Sidney Benson ...
Second Clerk
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Prison Governor (as M. E. Clifton-James)
Michael Brennan ...
Farmer
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Second Farmer
Alexander Field ...
Third Farmer
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Old Gypsy
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Roy Arthur ...
Assessor (uncredited)
Derek Birch ...
Judge's Clerk (uncredited)
Vivien Dillon ...
Dienstmädchen (uncredited)
Lance George ...
Obmann der Geschworenen (uncredited)
R.W. Haddow ...
Sir Richard Waterson (uncredited)
Pat Hagan ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hubert Hill ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Zeremonienmeister (uncredited)
Frederick Kelsey ...
Barrister (uncredited)
Ned Lynch ...
William (Footman) (uncredited)
John Marquand ...
Lakai (uncredited)
Richard Neller ...
Man in Court (uncredited)
Dido Plumb ...
Gypsy (uncredited)
Hilary Pritchard ...
Gerichtsdiener (uncredited)

Directed by

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Marc Allégret ... (as Marc Allegret)

Written by

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Audrey Erskine-Lindop ... (screenplay) &
Cecil McGivern ... (screenplay) &
Hugh Mills ... (dialogue)
 
Joseph Shearing ... (novel)

Produced by

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Anthony Havelock-Allan ... producer

Music by

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Clifton Parker ... (musical score)

Cinematography by

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Guy Green ... (photographed by)
Geoffrey Unsworth ... (exterior photography by)

Editing by

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Jack Harris

Editorial Department

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Joan Bridge ... associate color director
Geoffrey Foot ... associate editor
Natalie Kalmus ... color director: Technicolor

Casting By

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Pat MacDonnell ... (uncredited)

Production Design by

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John Bryan

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Wilfred Shingleton

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Sophie Devine ... (costumes designed by) (as Sophia Harris of Motley)

Makeup Department

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George Blackler ... makeup artist
Biddy Chrystal ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Norman Spencer ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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George Pollock ... assistant director
Alexandre Astruc ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Laurie Knight ... third assistant director (uncredited)
Roger Vadim ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Gordon K. McCallum ... sound recordist
Charles Poulton ... sound recordist
Winston Ryder ... sound editor
Jack Slade ... sound editor
Desmond Dew ... sound recordist (uncredited)

Stunts

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Dido Plumb ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Oswald Morris ... camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Margaret Furse ... costumes designer: assisted by

Music Department

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Muir Mathieson ... musical score under the direction of
The Philharmonia Orchestra ... music played by

Script and Continuity Department

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Maggie Unsworth ... continuity (as Margaret Sibley)

Additional Crew

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J. Arthur Rank ... presenter (as J.Arthur Rank)
Renée Glynne ... unit continuity (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Ambitious poor relation Blanche Fuller accepts a job as governess from her wealthy cousins who have adopted the name Fury since they acquired the ancestral home of the Fury family. Blanche plots to become the lady of the manor but her illicit passion for the vengeful, obsessed Philip Thorn sets off a string of tragic events, including murder. Written by Anonymous

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Taglines Young, lovely, passionately beautiful ... and her love was as wild and tempestuous as her name ! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Jusqu' à ce que mort s'ensuive (France)
  • La mansión de los Fury (Spain)
  • Flammer over Clare Hall (Denmark)
  • 情炎 (Japan, Japanese title)
  • O nothos (Greece)
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  • 90 min
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Budget $1,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Though not cited in the opening credits, the film is based on a 1939 novel of the same name by Joseph Shearing (1885-1952), a pseudonym for Marjorie Bowen. A prolific writer with a taste for the Gothic, Bowen also wrote "Moss Rose" which came to the screen in 1947 (Moss Rose (1947) with Victor Mature and Peggy Cummins. See more »
Goofs The story is set from January 1853 to August 1860, yet Lavinia is the same age throughout the film. See more »
Quotes Blanche Fury: Do you seriously believe all that superstitious nonsense about Fury's ape?
Philip Thorn: You're afraid. Are you?
Blanche Fury: Not at all. I'm not easily frightened.
Philip Thorn: That I can believe.
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