The Woman's Angle
- February 1952 (1952-02) (U.K.)
The Woman's Angle is 1952 British drama film directed by Leslie Arliss and starring Edward Underdown, Cathy O'Donnell and Lois Maxwell.[2] It is based on the novel Three Cups of Coffee by Ruth Feiner.[3]
Plot
The film is the story of three love affairs of a man who belongs to celebrated family of musicians, culminating in divorce and his final discovery of happiness.
Cast
- Edward Underdown as Robert Mansell
- Cathy O'Donnell as Nina Van Rhyne
- Lois Maxwell as Enid Mansell
- Claude Farell as Delysia Veronova
- Peter Reynolds as Brian Mansell
- Marjorie Fielding as Mrs. Mansell
- Anthony Nicholls as Doctor Nigel Jarvis
- Isabel Dean as Isobel Mansell
- John Bentley as Renfro Mansell
- Olaf Pooley as Rudolph Mansell
- Ernest Thesiger as Judge
- Eric Pohlmann as Steffano
- Joan Collins as Marina
- Malcolm Knight as shepherd boy
- Fred Berger as restaurant manager
- Dana Wynter as Elaine
- Leslie Weston as Suttley
- Geoffrey Toone as Count Cambia
- Lea Seidl as Madame Kossoff
- Anton Diffring as peasant
- Miles Malleson as Arthur Secrett
- Peter Illing as Sergei
- Teddy Johnson as nightclub singer
- Sylva Langova as blonde in sleigh
- Bill Shine (actor) as Saunders
- Nora Gordon as guesthouse owner
- Wensley Pithey as Mr Witherspool
- Rufus Cruickshank as the Scot
- Fred Griffiths as cockney at bus stop
Production
Arliss had been a fan of the novel since he read it in 1944.[4]
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "As the title suggests, this is no more than the filming of a woman's magazine story, and has the traditional air of unreality. The ingredients – eccentric genius, misunderstandings, music, and a variety of settings – are put together without inspiration."[5]
In The New York Times, Bosley Crowther thought the film "a grim little sample of bad writing, bad acting and bad directing all around."[6]
References
- ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p 498
- ^ "The Woman's Angle". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ "He waited 7 years to do film". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 41, no. 2, 064. South Australia. 22 December 1951. p. 7 (SUNDAY MAGAZINE). Retrieved 26 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Woman's Angle". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 19 (216): 82. 1 January 1952 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Movie Reviews". The New York Times. 28 February 2020.
External links
- The Woman's Angle at IMDb
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