The Reluctant Widow (1950)
1h 31m
Running Time
May 1, 1950Release Date
Plot.
A young governess becomes embroiled in French spy intrigue, in this adaptation of a Georgette Heyer novel.
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Cast & Crew.
![Jean Kent](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/62239-jean-kent.webp)
Jean Kent
Elinor Cheviot
![Kathleen Byron](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/23091-kathleen-byron.webp)
Kathleen Byron
Mme. Annette de Chevreaux
![Guy Rolfe](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/20987-guy-rolfe.webp)
Guy Rolfe
Lord Carlyon
![Paul Dupuis](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/77167-paul-dupuis.webp)
Paul Dupuis
Lord Nivelle
![Anthony Tancred](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Anthony Tancred
Nicky
![Andrew Cruickshank](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/41700-andrew-cruickshank.webp)
Andrew Cruickshank
Lord Bedlington
![Lana Morris](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/82638-lana-morris.webp)
Lana Morris
Becky
![Bernard Knowles](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/241237-bernard-knowles.webp)
Bernard Knowles
Director
![Basil Boothroyd](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Basil Boothroyd
Writer
![Georgette Heyer](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Georgette Heyer
Writer
![Scott Forbes](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/103827-scott-forbes.webp)
Scott Forbes
Francois Cheviot
![Gordon Wellesley](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Gordon Wellesley
Writer
![Peter Hammond](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25886-peter-hammond.webp)
Peter Hammond
Eustace Cheviot
![Jean Cadell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/42484-jean-cadell.webp)
Jean Cadell
Mrs. Barrows
![Allan Gray](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Allan Gray
Composer
![Ralph Truman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16861-ralph-truman.webp)
Ralph Truman
Scowler
Details.
Wiki.
The Reluctant Widow is a 1950 British historical drama film directed by Bernard Knowles and starring Jean Kent, Guy Rolfe, Paul Dupuis and Lana Morris. It is based on the 1946 novel The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer, with the screenplay written by Gordon Wellesley and others. The screenplay concerns a governess who marries a British aristocrat, and inherits his country house when he dies. The ongoing Napoleonic Wars see her become embroiled with a spy ring.It was shot at Denham Studios. The film's art direction was by Carmen Dillon while the costumes were designed by Beatrice Dawson.