1h 20m1953
Background
“When a marriage breaks down, what happens to the children?”
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Story
Synopsis
Two years of deterioration sees John and Barbara Lomax's marriage reduced to bitter sniping and "keeping up appearances" for the sake of the children. When John's old friend Bill professes his love for Barbara, the marriage finally breaks up – causing their three children to react in different ways and their son secretly determined to do Bill harm.
- Director
- Daniel Birt
- Writers
- Warren Chetham-Strode
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Release date
- 9 November 1953
Ensemble
Cast
Valerie Hobson
Barbie Lomax
Philip Friend
John Lomax
Norman Wooland
Bill Ogden
Janette Scott
Jess Lomax
Mandy Miller
Linda Lomax
Jeremy Spenser
Adrian Lomax
Lily Kann
Brownie
Helen Shingler
Mary Wallace
Thora Hird
Mrs. Humphries
Louise Hampton
Miss Russell
Jack Melford
Mackay
Richard Wattis
David Wallace
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