A Masterpiece of Lusty, Gusty, Rowdy Entertainment
A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.
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Classical in form, resolved, warm and intimate.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- warmbleak
- intimateepic
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Charles LaughtonHenry Horatio Hobson
- John MillsWilliam Mossop
- Brenda De BanzieMaggie Hobson
- Daphne AndersonAlice Hobson
- Prunella ScalesVicky Hobson
- Richard WattisAlbert Prosser
- Derek BlomfieldFreddy Beenstock
- Helen HayeMrs. Hepworth
- Joseph TomeltyJim Heeler
- Julien MitchellSam Minns
Crew
- David LeanDirector
- Wynyard BrowneScreenplay
- David LeanScreenplay
- Norman SpencerScreenplay
- Jack HildyardDirector of Photography
- Malcolm ArnoldOriginal Music Composer
- Peter TaylorEditor
- David LeanProducer
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