The Cure for Love
| The Cure for Love | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Robert Donat |
| Produced by | Robert Donat |
| Written by |
Walter Greenwood (play) Albert Fennell Alexander Shaw Robert Donat |
| Starring |
Robert Donat Renee Asherson Dora Bryan |
| Music by | William Alwyn |
| Cinematography | Jack E. Cox |
| Edited by | Bert Bates |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films |
Release date |
29 December 1949 (London premiere) 6 February 1950 (UK general release) |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £193,781 (UK)[1] |
The Cure for Love is a 1949 British comedy film starring and directed by Robert Donat. The cast also includes Renee Asherson and Dora Bryan. The film was based on a hit play of the same name by Walter Greenwood about a mild-mannered soldier returning home after the Second World War.
Production
Donat had appeared in the stage play in 1945.[2] In 1948 it was announced he would make a film version for Alexander Korda.[3] It was his sole feature credit as director, although he had directed on stage.
Francis Wignall was chosen out of 3,000 boys to play a lead role.[4] Donat battled ill health during pre-production.[5] The production was shot at Shepperton Studios, with sets designed by the art director Wilfred Shingleton.
Reception
Trade papers called the film a "notable box office attraction" in British cinemas in 1950.[6]
Cast
- Robert Donat as Sergeant Jack Hardacre
- Renée Asherson as Milly Southern
- Marjorie Rhodes as Mrs. Sarah Hardacre
- Charles Victor as Henry Lancaster
- Thora Hird as Mrs. Dorbell
- Dora Bryan as Jenny Jenkins
- Gladys Henson as Mrs. Jenkins
- John Stratton as Sam
- Francis Wignall as Claude
- Norman Partridge as Vicar
- Edna Morris as Mrs. Harrison
- Michael Dear as Albert
- Tonie MacMillan as Mrs. Donald
- Lilian Stanley as Mrs. Small
- Margot Bryant as Mrs. Hooley
- Lucille Gray as Tough girl
- Jack Howarth as Hunter
- Sam Kydd as Charlie Fox
- Jack Rodney as Eddie
- Reginald Green as Douglas
- Johnny Catcher as Canadian soldier
- Jan Conrad as Polish soldier
- Raymond Rollett as The Singer
References
- ↑ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p489
- ↑ "Gordon Gilmour's LONDON DIARY". The Sun (11, 072). Sydney. 17 July 1945. p. 6 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 27 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "LATEST FILM NEWS FROM ABROAD". The Sun (11, 912). Sydney. 1 April 1948. p. 17 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 27 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "STARRY WAY". The Courier-Mail (3889). Brisbane. 14 May 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 27 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Hardest-workes man in British films is Donat". The Australian Women's Weekly. 17 (17). 1 October 1949. p. 44. Retrieved 27 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Robert Murphy, Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-48 2003 p212
External links
- The Cure for Love on IMDb
- The Cure for Love at BFI Screenonline
- Review at Variety
