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Director: Ian Dalrymple, Peter Proud
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From Time Out Film Guide
Having made her mark in Reed's Odd Man Out, Irish actress Ryan got herself a real showcase in this period melodrama, from the novel by George Moore (1894), suffering nobly and at length as the honest serving wench in a country house who gets herself pregnant by rapscallion groom Bogarde (in his second screen appearance). He, on the other hand, is more interested in horse racing, and there'll be a fortune won and lost before the day is done. The actors win our sympathy despite the hoary subject matter, though the well-staged racecourse sequences almost convince you the movie's a lot better than it actually is.Author: TJ
Cast & crew
Director: Ian Dalrymple, Peter Proud
Producer: Ian Dalrymple, Peter Proud
Cast: Kathleen Ryan, Dirk Bogarde, Cyril Cusack, Fay Compton, Ivor Barnard, Mary Clare, Julian d'Albie, Morland Graham, Shelagh Fraser full cast
Duration: 109 mins
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