Overview:
A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing - some honest, some not quite so. If he can just manage to avoid a certain very predatory woman.| Status: | Released (1952-02-25) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total |
| Screen: | Arnold Bennett, Eric Ambler |
| Productions: | A Ronald Neame Production |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 12248: Alec Guinness - Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin
- 5826: Glynis Johns - Ruth Earp
- 2924: Valerie Hobson - Countess of Chell
- 129515: Petula Clark - Nellie Cotterill
- 33267: Edward Chapman - Mr. Duncalf
- 136897: Veronica Turleigh - Mrs. Machin
- 45468: George Devine - Mr. Calvert
Crews
- 7501: Ronald Neame - Director - Directing
- 136896: Arnold Bennett - Novel - Writing
- 41416: Eric Ambler - Screenplay - Writing
- 39054: William Alwyn - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 10339: Oswald Morris - Director of Photography - Camera
- 33513: Clive Donner - Editor - Editing
- 1604151: T. Hopewell Ash - Art Direction - Art
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Ronald Name has done quite a good job turning Arnold Bennett's amiable rags-to-riches tale into a throughly watchable film. Alec Guinness ("Denry" - an amalgam of Edward and Henry) is the aspiring son of a lowly washerwoman (Veronica Turleigh). Determined to better his lot, he happen ....
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