Bedelia (film)
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Bedelia is a 1946 British
drama film
directed by Lance Comfort
and starring Margaret Lockwood, Ian Hunter
and Barry K. Barnes
. It is an adaptation of the novel Bedelia
by Vera Caspary
with events moved from the United States
to England
and Monaco
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Lance Comfort
Lance Comfort
Lance Comfort was an English film director and producer born in Harrow, London.With a career spanning over 25 years he became one of the most prolific film directors in Britain though never gained critical attention and remained on the fringes of the film industry creating mostly B movies.Comfort...
and starring Margaret Lockwood, Ian Hunter
Ian Hunter (actor)
Ian Hunter was a British character actor.Among dozens of film roles, his best-remembered appearances include That Certain Woman with Bette Davis, The Adventures of Robin Hood , The Little Princess and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde...
and Barry K. Barnes
Barry K. Barnes
Barry K. Barnes was a British film actor. He was born in London. He appeared in sixteen films between 1936 and 1947...
. It is an adaptation of the novel Bedelia
Bedelia (novel)
Bedelia is a novel by Vera Caspary first published in 1945 about a couple of newlyweds where the initially blissfully happy husband finds out during the first months of their marriage that his wife may have a criminal past...
by Vera Caspary
Vera Caspary
Vera Caspary was an American writer of novels, plays, screenplays, and short stories. Her best-known novel Laura was made into a highly successful movie. Though she claimed she was not a "real" mystery writer, her novels effectively merged women's quest for identity and love with murder plots...
with events moved from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
.
Main cast
- Margaret Lockwood ... Bedelia Carrington
- Ian HunterIan Hunter (actor)Ian Hunter was a British character actor.Among dozens of film roles, his best-remembered appearances include That Certain Woman with Bette Davis, The Adventures of Robin Hood , The Little Princess and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde...
... Charlie Carrington - Barry K. BarnesBarry K. BarnesBarry K. Barnes was a British film actor. He was born in London. He appeared in sixteen films between 1936 and 1947...
... Ben Chaney - Anne CrawfordAnne CrawfordAnne Crawford , born Imelda Crawford, was a British film actress, in films such as Millions Like Us...
... Ellen - Beatrice VarleyBeatrice VarleyBeatrice Varley was a British actress who appeared in a variety of television and film roles between 1936 and 1964...
... Mary - Louise HamptonLouise Hampton-Selected filmography:* Nine Till Six * His Lordship Goes to Press * Goodbye, Mr. Chips * The House of the Arrow * Bedelia * Scrooge * Background -External links:...
... Hannah - Jill EsmondJill EsmondJill Esmond was an English actress and first wife of Sir Laurence Olivier.-Early life:Esmond was born Jill Esmond Moore in London, the daughter of stage actors Henry V. Esmond and Eva Moore. While her parents toured with theatre companies, Esmond spent her childhood in boarding schools until she...
... Nurse Harris - Julien Mitchell ... Dr. McAfee
- Vi Stevens ... Mrs. McAfee
- Kynaston ReevesKynaston ReevesKynaston Reeves was christened Philip Arthur Reeves, and was an English character actor who appeared in numerous films and many television plays and series.-Career:...
... Mr. Bennett - Olga LindoOlga Lindo-Filmography:* The Shadow Between * Royal Cavalcade * Dark World * The Last Journey * A Romance in Flanders * Luck of the Navy * The Stars Look Down * What Men Live By...
... Mrs. Bennett - John SalewJohn Salew-Selected filmography:* The Silent Battle * Sailors Don't Care * Once a Crook * One of Our Aircraft Is Missing * The Day Will Dawn * Secret Mission * It Always Rains on Sunday...
... Alec Johnstone - Barbara Blair ... Sylvia Johnstone
- Daphne Arthur ... Miss Jenkins
- Claude Bailey ... Capt. McKelvey
- Ellen PollockEllen PollockEllen Pollack was a British character actress, mainly appeared on stage in London's West End. She also appeared in several films.Pollack was born in Heidelberg, Germany and died in London, England.-Selected filmography:...
... McKelvey's Housekeeper - Henry De Bray ... M.Martin
- Marcel Poncin ... M. Perrin
- Martin HarveyMartin HarveyMartin Harvey was a Northern Irish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Northern Ireland national football team as a wing half.-Club career:...
... Abbé - Sonia Sergyl ... Abbé's Housekeeper
- Aubrey MallalieuAubrey MallalieuAubrey Mallalieu was an English actor with a prolific career in supporting roles in films in the 1930s and 1940s....
... Vicar - Oscar Nation ... Police Inspector