Portrait of Clare
Portrait of Clare is a 1950 British drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Margaret Johnston, Richard Todd, Robin Bailey and Ronald Howard, and based on the young adult novel of the same name written by Francis Brett Young .[2]
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| Directed by | Lance Comfort |
| Produced by | Leslie Landau |
| Written by | Adrian Alington Leslie Landau Francis Brett Young (novel) |
| Starring | Margaret Johnston Richard Todd Robin Bailey Ronald Howard |
| Music by | Leighton Lucas |
| Cinematography | Günther Krampf |
| Edited by | Clifford Boote |
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Release date | 13 November 1950 |
Running time | 100 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £100,643 (UK)[1] |
Plot
As told in flashback to her granddaughter: the three marriages of Clare Hingston. These are: a young man who is killed, a priggish lawyer and a sympathetic barrister.
Cast
- Margaret Johnston as Clare Hingston
- Richard Todd as Robert Hart
- Robin Bailey as Dudley Wilburn
- Ronald Howard as Ralph Hingston
- Jeremy Spenser as Steven Hingston
- Marjorie Fielding as Aunt Cathie
- Molly Urquhart as Thirza
- Beckett Bould as Bissell
- Anthony Nicholls as Doctor Boyd
- Lloyd Pearson as Sir Joseph Hingston
- Mary Clare as Lady Hingston
- S. Griffiths-Moss as Bates
- Campbell Copelin as Inspector Cunningham
- Bruce Seton as Lord Steven Wolverbury
- Yvonne Andre as Marguerite
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "the story suffers from a slack pace, though Johnston adds a lot of charm and sincerity to her role."[3]
References
- Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p493
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://movies.tvguide.com/portrait-of-clare/109464
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