The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
A defiant young woman struggles against the norms and morals established by Victorian society and enforced by her autocratic father.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark SandrichDirector
- Ernest VajdaScreenplay
- Anthony VeillerScreenplay
Cast
- Katharine HepburnPamela 'Pam' Thistlewaite
- Herbert MarshallThomas Lane
- Elizabeth AllanFlora Anne Thistlewaite
- Donald CrispJudge Byron Thistlewaite
- Doris DudleyYoung Flora
- David MannersLieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
- Lucile WatsonBetty Bumble
- Van HeflinLord Gerald Waring Gaythorne
- George DavisFrench Purser (uncredited)
- Leonard CareyLord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)
- Elspeth DudgeonLord Gaythorne's Maid (uncredited)
- Connie EmeraldLady Gaythorne (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
self sacrificeout of wedlock childwomen empowerment