This Was a Woman

This Was a Woman
Trade ad, Kinematograph Weekly, 1948
Directed by	Tim Whelan
Written by	Val Valentine (adapted from the film treatment by Joan Morgan)
Based on	play This Was a Woman by Joan Morgan
Produced by	Marcel Hellman
Starring	Sonia Dresdel Walter Fitzgerald Emrys Jones
Cinematography	Hal Britten Günther Krampf
Edited by	Edward B. Jarvis
Music by	Mischa Spoliansky
Production company	Excelsior Films
Distributed by	Twentieth Century Fox
Release dates	21 June 1948 (United Kingdom) 4 January 1949 (United States)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

This Was a Woman is a 1948 British crime film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Sonia Dresdel, Walter Fitzgerald and Emrys Jones. It was made at the Riverside Studios with sets designed by the art directors Ivan King and Andrew Mazzei. Based on a successful play by former film actress Joan Morgan, its plot concerns an outwardly respectable family dominated by a murderous matriarch.

Cast

• Sonia Dresdel as Sylvia Russell
• Walter Fitzgerald as Arthur Russell
• Emrys Jones as Terry Russell
• Barbara White as Fenella Russell
• Scott Forbes as Dr. Valentine Christie
• Cyril Raymond as Austin Penrose
• Marjorie Rhodes as Mrs. Holmes
• Celia Lipton as Effie
• Lesley Osmond as Sally
• Kynaston Reeves as Dr. Morrison
• Joan Hickson as Miss Johnson
• Clive Morton as Company Director
• Percy Walsh as Professor of Music
• Noel Howlett as Chief Surgeon Barclay
• Gus McNaughton as Vet Surgeon

Bibliography

• Michael F. Keaney. British Film Noir Guide. McFarland, 2008.

External links

• This Was a Woman at IMDb