Summary
A Place of One’s Own is a British film first released in 1945,
directed by Bernard Knowles.
The film is based on a novel by Osbert Sitwell and stars Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Barbara Mullen, Dennis Price and Helen Haye.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Bernard Knowles
- Script: Osbert Sitwell (novel), Brock Williams
- Photo: Stephen Dade
- Music: Hubert Bath
- Cast: Margaret Lockwood (Annette Allenby), James Mason (Mr. Henry Smedhurst), Barbara Mullen (Mrs. Emilie Smedhurst), Dennis Price (Dr. Robert Selbie), Helen Haye (Mrs. Florence Manning-Tutthorn), Michael Shepley (Major Alistair Manning-Tutthorn), Dulcie Gray (Sarah, the Maid), Moore Marriott (George, the Gardener), O.B. Clarence (Perkins), Helen Goss (Rosie, the Barmaid), Edie Martin (The Cook), Gus McNaughton (Police Constable Hargreaves), Muriel George (Nurse), John Turnbull (Sir Roland Jervis), Ernest Thesiger (Dr. Richard Marsham), Henry B. Longhurst (Inspector Barlowe), Clarence Wright (Brighouse), Aubrey Mallalieu (Canon Mowbray)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 92 min; B&W
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