Escape 1948  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Rex Harrison, Peggy Cummins, William Hartnell, Norman Wooland, Betty Ann Davies, Jill Esmond, Frederick Piper, Cyril Cusack, Maurice Denham, Marjorie Rhodes
Rex Harrison plays the role of a former RAF commander who is sent to prison unjustly–in his opinion. This is a gripping tale of how he comes to terms with himself.
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The History of Mr. Polly 1949  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Pelissier
Cast: John Mills, Sally Ann Howes, Megs Jenkins, Finlay Currie, Betty Ann Davies, Gladys Henson, Diana Churchill, Edward Chapman, Shelagh Fraser, Dandy Nichols, Juliet Mills, Moore Marriott, David Horne, Edie Martin, Doris Hare
Based on H.G. Wells' novel, this story involves Alfred Polly's (John Mills) change of lifestyle after he leaves his domineering wife (Betty Ann Davies) and wanders the countryside. He finally takes a job as a handyman at a country inn and, at long last, finds true happiness.
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The Passionate Friends 1949 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: One Woman's Story
Director: David Lean
Cast: Ann Todd, Trevor Howard, Claude Rains, Betty Ann Davies, Isabel Dean, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Arthur Howard, Marcel Poncin, Guido Lorraine, Natasha Sokolova, Helene Burls, Jean Serret, Frances Waring, Wanda Rogerson, Helen Piers
Based on H.G. Wells' novel, this is the story of Mary (Ann Todd) who is married to wealthy Howard Justin (Claude Rains) but cannot find the love with her husband that she knew with Professor Steven Stratton (Trevor Howard) who she loved before her marriage.
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| 1. Escape (1948)
2. The History of Mr. Polly (1949)
3. The Passionate Friends (1949)
aka: One Woman's Story
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