Laurie Anderson reflects on her relationship with her beloved terrier Lolabelle.
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| Walter Pidgeon | ... |
Mark Sabre
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| Deborah Kerr | ... |
Nona Tybar
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| Angela Lansbury | ... |
Mabel Sabre
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| Binnie Barnes | ... |
Natalie Bagshaw
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| Janet Leigh | ... |
Effie Bright
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| May Whitty | ... |
Mrs. Perch
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| Rene Ray | ... |
Sarah, 'Low Jinks'
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| Virginia Keiley | ... |
Rebecca, 'High Jinks'
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| Reginald Owen | ... |
Mr. Fortune
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| John Abbott | ... |
Mr. Twyning
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| Rhys Williams | ... |
Mr. Bright
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| Hugh French | ... |
Tony Tybar
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| Dennis Hoey | ... |
Tiny Wilson
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| Nicholas Joy | ... |
Mr. Pettigrew
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| Halliwell Hobbes | ... |
The Coroner
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| Victor Wood | ... |
Mr. Fargus
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| Hughie Green | ... |
Freddie Perch
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James Wethered | ... |
Harold Twyning
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| Owen McGiveney | ... |
'Uncle' Fouraker
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Patrick Aherne | ... |
Garnet (uncredited)
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Geoffrey Alan | ... |
Horse Tender (uncredited)
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Paula Allen | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
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Official with Summons (uncredited)
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Sherlee Collier | ... |
Hedy LaMarr (uncredited)
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| Elspeth Dudgeon | ... |
Mrs. Ward (uncredited)
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David Dunbar | ... |
Milkman (uncredited)
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Paul England | ... |
Moving Man (uncredited)
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George (uncredited)
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Stanley Fraser | ... |
Sergeant Local Depot (uncredited)
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Alex Frazer | ... |
Clint (uncredited)
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Kenneth Gibson | ... |
Gambling Guest (uncredited)
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Richard Glynn | ... |
Gen. Gart (uncredited)
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George Goldsmith | ... |
A.R.P. Member (uncredited)
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Robert Haines | ... |
Inquest Spectator (uncredited)
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Alec Harford | ... |
Receptionist (uncredited)
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Clerk in Book Shop (uncredited)
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Tudor Hayes | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
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Mr. Broadhurst (uncredited)
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Ramsay Hill | ... |
Chemin-De-Fer Player (uncredited)
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Ernest Hilliard | ... |
Gambling Guest (uncredited)
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| Robin Hughes | ... |
A.R.P. Member (uncredited)
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Officer at Inquest (uncredited)
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Boyd Irwin | ... |
Specialist (uncredited)
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D. Martin Jones | ... |
Garnett (uncredited)
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| Colin Kenny | ... |
Moving Man (uncredited)
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| Crauford Kent | ... |
Gambling Guest (uncredited)
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| Norman Leavitt | ... |
Cyril Cottswood (uncredited)
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Arthur Little Jr. | ... |
Gambling Guest (uncredited)
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Stanley Mann | ... |
Cricket Umpire (uncredited)
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Virginia McDowall | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
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Clive Morgan | ... |
Gambling Guest (uncredited)
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Phyllis Morris | ... |
Mrs. Fargus (uncredited)
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| Maila Nurmi | ... |
Guest (uncredited)
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Vesey O'Davoren | ... |
Tybar Butler (uncredited)
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Constable (uncredited)
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Norman Rainey | ... |
Special Village Constable (uncredited)
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Bryan Reade | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
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Gerald Rogers | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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Ruth Sanderson | ... |
Mabel's Bridge Partner (uncredited)
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Inquest Spectator (uncredited)
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Winston Severn | ... |
Hitler (uncredited)
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| Reginald Sheffield | ... |
Manager (uncredited)
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Sally Shepherd | ... |
Mrs. Bagshaw's Bridge Partner (uncredited)
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| Reginald Simpson | ... |
Gambling Guest (uncredited)
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| Cyril Smith | ... |
Truck Driver (uncredited)
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London Doctor (uncredited)
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Gambling Guest (uncredited)
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Fat Youth (uncredited)
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Cyril Thornton | ... |
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
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| Ian Wolfe | ... |
Dr. Clement Avington (uncredited)
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Herbert Wyndham | ... |
Higgins (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Victor Saville | ||
Written by
| Marguerite Roberts | ... | (screen play by) and |
| Arthur Wimperis | ... | (screen play by) |
| A.S.M. Hutchinson | ... | (based on the novel by) (as A. S. M. Hutchinson) |
Produced by
| Pandro S. Berman | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
| Herbert Stothart | ||
Cinematography by
| George J. Folsey | ... | director of photography (as George Folsey) |
Editing by
| Ferris Webster | ||
Editorial Department
| Peter Ballbusch | ... | montage |
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
| Hans Peters | ||
Set Decoration by
| Henry Grace | ... | (as Henry W. Grace) |
| Edwin B. Willis | ||
Makeup Department
| Jack Dawn | ... | makeup artist |
| Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair stylist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jack Greenwood | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Warren Newcombe | ... | special effects |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Irene | ... | costumes: Miss Kerr |
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Albert Sendrey | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1947) (United States) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1948) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer A/B (1948) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (France) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2012) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
It's 1939 in the small English town of Penny Green, and events in Poland are about to change lives. Mark Sabre (Walter Pidgeon), a writer of school text books, has married Mabel (Dame Angela Lansbury) "on the rebound", after his real love Nona (Deborah Kerr) marries some one else. Just as war is about to break out, Nona returns home with husband Tony (Hugh French). Mable is sure she can hold onto Mark, though. But misunderstood good deeds on Mark's part turn life for him upside down when his relationship with a young girl starts tongues wagging. Soon, wartime casualties take their toll in Penny Green as well as on the front, as the death of fighting men affects lives back home.
Written by Ron Kerrigan |
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| Taglines | A.S.M. Hutchinson's beloved classic of English country life becomes a screen masterpiece! See more » |
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| Budget | $1,740,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Twenty-two-year-old Dame Angela Lansbury wanted the sympathetic part of the waif-like village girl Effie, but was forced to play Mabel, the thirty-five-year-old, shrewish wife of fifty-year-old Walter Pidgeon. This brought home to Lansbury that she would never be a star player at MGM. The role of Effie went to Janet Leigh, Lansbury's future co-star in The Manchurian Candidate (1962). In that movie, Lansbury again played an unsympathetic older woman, but would cite the part of Mrs. Iselin as her favorite movie role. See more » |
| Goofs | Though set in England, Mark and Tony both wear American ties, recognizable by the diagonal stripes slanting down toward the right. English ties always slant to the left. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Forecast (1945). See more » |
| Quotes |
Mark Sabre:
Have you seen the news about Poland? Mabel Sabre: Darling, this is serious bridge. See more » |