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Release Year1947
Runtime1h 33m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes7
DirectorJack Lee
WritersG.B. Stern, Jack Lee, Ian Dalrymple
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.3 out of 10
Cast8 credited
Also Known AsThe Woman in the Hall
About The Woman in the Hall
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.
Directed by Jack Lee, The Woman in the Hall leans on a strong ensemble — Ursula Jeans, Jean Simmons, Cecil Parker — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1947.
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