The Halfway House (1944) - film review

Drama / Fantasy / Mystery

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The Halfway House is a British fantasy film first released in 1944, directed by Basil Dearden and Alberto Cavalcanti. The film stars Mervyn Johns, Glynis Johns, Sally Ann Howes, Richard Bird and Valerie White. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Basil Dearden, Alberto Cavalcanti
Script: Denis Ogden, Angus MacPhail, Diana Morgan, Roland Pertwee, T.E.B. Clarke
Photo: Wilkie Cooper
Music: Lord Berners
Cast: Mervyn Johns (Rhys), Glynis Johns (Gwyneth), Sally Ann Howes (Joanna French), Richard Bird (Richard French), Valerie White (Jill French), Françoise Rosay (Alice Meadows), Tom Walls (Captain Harry Meadows), Guy Middleton (Captain Fortescue), Alfred Drayton (William Oakley), Esmond Knight (David Davies), Philippa Hiatt (Margaret), Pat McGrath (Terence), John Boxer (John, Davies’ doctor), Roland Pertwee (Prison governor), Eliot Makeham (George, Davies’ valet), C.V. France (Mr. Truscott, solicitor), Rachel Thomas (Miss Morgan, Meadows’ landlady), Joss Ambler (Pinsent), Jack Jones (Welsh Porter), Moses Jones (Welsh Porter)
Country: UK
Language: English
Runtime: 95 min; B&W

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