The Blind Goddess (1948 film)
| The Blind Goddess | |
|---|---|
.jpg) British pressbook | |
| Directed by | Harold French |
| Produced by | Harold French |
| Written by |
Muriel Box Sydney Box |
| Based on | the play by Patrick Hastings |
| Starring |
Eric Portman Anne Crawford Hugh Williams Michael Denison |
| Music by | Bernard Grun (as Dr. Bernard Grun) |
| Cinematography | Ray Elton |
| Edited by | Gordon Hales |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date | 9 September 1948 (London) (UK) |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £143,000[1] |
| Box office | £88,000 (by July 1953)[1] |
The Blind Goddess is a 1948 British drama film directed by Harold French and starring Eric Portman, Anne Crawford and Hugh Williams.[2] A secretary sets out to his expose his boss, Lord Brasted, for embezzlement. It was based on a popular play by noted barrister Patrick Hastings.[3][4] Claire Bloom made her screen debut in the film. [5]
Cast
- Eric Portman – Sir John Dearing KC
- Anne Crawford – Lady Helen Brasted
- Hugh Williams – Lord Arthur Brasted
- Michael Denison – Derek Waterhouse
- Claire Bloom – Mary Dearing
- Elspet Gray – Daphne Dearing
- Nora Swinburne – Lady Dearing
- Martin Benson – Count Stephan Mikla
- Raymond Lovell – Frank Mainwaring KC
- Clive Morton – Mersel
- Maurice Denham – Johnson
- Cecil Bevan – Morton
- Frank Cellier – Judge
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote, "Justice, the poets have it, is a blind goddess...But the (film), which arrived at the Forty-second Street Embassy yesterday, illustrates that justice is not blind precisely but merely myopic and rather routine" ;[6] while TV Guide noted, "good performances help keep this rather stagy and stiff adaptation moving." [4]
References
- 1 2 Andrew Spicer, Sydney Box Manchester Uni Press 2006 p 210
- ↑ "The Blind Goddess (1948)". BFI.
- ↑ David Parkinson. "The Blind Goddess". RadioTimes.
- 1 2 "The Blind Goddess". TVGuide.com.
- ↑ "The Blind Goddess". britmovie.co.uk.
- ↑ "At the Embassy". 23 June 1949. Retrieved 10 June 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
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