The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Penniless Blanche Fuller takes a job as a governess at the estate of her rich relations, the Fury family. To better her position in life, Blanche marries her dull cousin, Laurence Fury, who has a daughter she's fond of. But Blanche begins a tempestuous romance with steward Philip Thorn. Together, they hatch a murderous plan to gain control of the estate.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
25 audience votes
Key crew
- Marc AllégretDirector
- Audrey Erskine-LindopScreenplay
- Cecil McGivernScreenplay
- Clifton ParkerOriginal Music Composer
- Marjorie BowenWriter
Cast
- Valerie HobsonBlanche Fury
- Stewart GrangerPhilip Thorn
- Michael GoughLawrence Fury
- Walter FitzgeraldSimon Fury
- Susanne GibbsLavinia Fury
- Maurice DenhamMajor Fraser
- Sybille BinderLouisa
- Ernest JaySamuel Calamy
- Townsend WhitlingBanks
- J.H. RobertsDoctor
- Allan JeayesMr. Weatherby
- Edward LexyColonel Jenkins
Stills
Themes
murdergoverness