The Woman in the Hall (1947)
1h 33m
Running Time
October 27, 1947Release Date
The Woman in the Hall (1947)
1h 33m
Running Time
October 27, 1947Release Date
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Plot.
Lorna Blake, (Ursula Jeans) is a widow with two daughters. She augments her slender income by using her children to extort money - visiting the houses of the rich to tell a pathetic story and beg for help. And Lorna makes a rich capture when Sir Halmar Bernard, (Cecil Parker), proposes to her. She tells him that she has only one daughter, Molly (Jill Freud, credited as Jill Raymond). When her other daughter, Jay (Jean Simmons), is arrested for forging a cheque, she refuses to help her.
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Details.
Release DateOctober 27, 1947
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
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Wiki.
The Woman in the Hall is a 1947 British drama film directed by Jack Lee and starring Ursula Jeans, Jean Simmons, Cecil Parker. The screenplay was written by Jack Lee, Ian Dalrymple and Gladys Bronwyn Stern, from Stern's 1939 novel of the same title.
It was made by Wessex Film Productions at Pinewood Studios, with sets designed by Peter Proud.
It was the film debut of actress Susan Hampshire, as a young child.