Flesh and Blood (1951 film)
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| Directed by | Anthony Kimmins |
| Written by | Anatole de Grunwald |
| Based on | play A Sleeping Clergyman by James Bridie |
| Produced by | Anatole de Grunwald |
| Starring | Richard Todd Glynis Johns Joan Greenwood |
| Cinematography | Otto Heller |
| Edited by | Gerald Turney-Smith |
| Music by | Charles Williams |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films (U.K.) |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £119,973 (UK)[1] |
Flesh and Blood is a 1951 British drama film with Richard Todd in a dual role.[2][3] Based upon the play A Sleeping Clergyman by James Bridie, it tells the story of three generations of the Scottish Cameron family, with its various conflicts and romances.
It was shot at Teddington Studios.
Richard Todd said the film "received reasonable reviews and done moderate business".[4]
Cast
[edit]- Richard Todd as Charles Cameron Sutherland
- Glynis Johns as Katherine
- Joan Greenwood as Wilhelmina
- André Morell as Dr Marshall
- Ursula Howells as Harriet
- Freda Jackson as Mrs Hannah
- George Cole as John Hannah
- James Hayter as Sir Douglas Manley
- Ronald Howard as Purley
- Muriel Aked as Mrs Walker
- Michael Hordern as Webster
- Helen Christie as Minnie Arnott
- Walter Fitzgerald as Dr Cooper
- Lilly Kann as Sister Maria
- Patrick Macnee as Sutherland
- Fred Johnson as Donovan
- Molly Weir as Margaret
- Hugh Dempster as Cranley
- Alexander Gauge as Coutts
- Betty Paul as Moira
- Peter Macdonell as Jordan
- Hector MacGregor as Major
- John Vere as Leighton
- Enzo Coticchia as Forzin
- Archie Duncan as Sergeant
- Francis De Wolff as Ambassador
- Kenneth Downey as Club Porter
- Sergio Mari as Mario
- David Cameron as McDermott
- Bill Logan as McGregor
- Anna Canitano as Nurse
- John Kelly as Wilkinson
- Joan Heal as a girl in the night club
- Nina Parry as child Wilhelmina
- Billy Newsbury as child John Hannah
- Sally Owen as the doll
- William Chappell as the dancer
- Jock Mckay as Baker
References
[edit]- ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p495
- ^ "Flesh and Blood (1951) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ "Flesh & Blood (1951)". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017.
- ^ Todd, Richard (1989). In camera : an autobiography continued. Hutchinson. p. 6.
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