White Cradle Inn
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White Cradle Inn is a 1947 British
drama film
directed by Harold French
and starring Madeleine Carroll
, Ian Hunter
and Michael Rennie
. In Switzerland
after the Second World War a French evacuee boy wants to stay there rather than return home leading to a moral dilemma.
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 Harold French
Harold French
Harold French was an English director and actor of stage and screen. As an actor most of his roles occurred between 1912 and 1936. He did not garner as much attention as an actor as he would as a director. From 1940 to 1955 he had a several solid box-office successes...
and starring Madeleine Carroll
Madeleine Carroll
Edith Madeleine Carroll was an English actress, popular in the 1930s and 1940s.-Early life:Carroll was born at 32 Herbert Street in West Bromwich, England. She graduated from the University of Birmingham, England with a B.A. degree...
, 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 Michael Rennie
Michael Rennie
Michael Rennie was an English film, television, and stage actor, perhaps best known for his starring role as the space visitor Klaatu in the 1951 classic science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still. However, he appeared in over 50 other films since 1936, many with Jean Simmons and other...
. In Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
after the Second World War a French evacuee boy wants to stay there rather than return home leading to a moral dilemma.
Cast
- Madeleine CarrollMadeleine CarrollEdith Madeleine Carroll was an English actress, popular in the 1930s and 1940s.-Early life:Carroll was born at 32 Herbert Street in West Bromwich, England. She graduated from the University of Birmingham, England with a B.A. degree...
- Magda - 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...
- Anton - Michael RennieMichael RennieMichael Rennie was an English film, television, and stage actor, perhaps best known for his starring role as the space visitor Klaatu in the 1951 classic science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still. However, he appeared in over 50 other films since 1936, many with Jean Simmons and other...
- Rudolph - Anne-Marie BlancAnne-Marie Blanc-Selected filmography:* Gilberte de Courgenay * White Cradle Inn * La blonde de Pékin * Klassäzämekunft -External links:...
- Louise - Michael McKeag - Roger
- Arnold Marlé - Joseph
- Willy Fueter - Benny
- Margarete Hoff - Maria
- Max HauflerMax HauflerMax Haufler was a Swiss actor and film director. He committed suicide in 1965 after failing to get backing for his film Der Stumme , based on the novel by author Otto F. Walter.-Selected filmography:...
- Frederick - Gerhard KempinskiGerhard Kempinski-Selected filmography:* The Day Will Dawn * Lady from Lisbon * Thursday's Child * Beware of Pity * Spring Song * Gaiety George * Woman to Woman * White Cradle Inn...
- President