The Blind Goddess (1948 film)
| The Blind Goddess | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Harold French |
| Written by | Muriel Box Sydney Box |
| Produced by | Harold French |
| Starring | Eric Portman Anne Crawford Hugh Williams Michael Denison |
| Cinematography | Ray Elton |
| Edited by | Gordon Hales |
| Music by | Bernard Grun (as Dr. Bernard Grun) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date | 9 September 1948 (London) (UK) |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £143,000[1] |
| Box office | £88,000 (by July 1953)[1] |
The Blind Goddess is a 1948 British drama film directed by Harold French and starring Eric Portman, Anne Crawford and Hugh Williams.[2] A secretary sets out to his expose his boss, Lord Brasted, for embezzlement. It was based on a popular play by noted barrister Patrick Hastings.[3][4] Claire Bloom made her screen debut in the film. [5]
Cast
- Eric Portman - Sir John Dearing KC
- Anne Crawford - Lady Helen Brasted
- Hugh Williams - Lord Arthur Brasted
- Michael Denison - Derek Waterhouse
- Claire Bloom - Mary Dearing
- Elspet Gray - Daphne Dearing
- Nora Swinburne - Lady Dearing
- Martin Benson - Count Stephan Mikla
- Raymond Lovell - Frank Mainwaring KC
- Clive Morton - Mersel
- Maurice Denham - Johnson
- Cecil Bevan - Morton
- Frank Cellier - Judge
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote, "Justice, the poets have it, is a blind goddess...But the (film), which arrived at the Forty-second Street Embassy yesterday, illustrates that justice is not blind precisely but merely myopic and rather routine" ;[6] while TV Guide noted, "good performances help keep this rather stagy and stiff adaptation moving." [4]
References
- ^ a b Andrew Spicer, Sydney Box Manchester Uni Press 2006 p 210
- ^ "The Blind Goddess (1948)". BFI.
- ^ David Parkinson. "The Blind Goddess". RadioTimes.
- ^ a b "The Blind Goddess". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "The Blind Goddess". britmovie.co.uk.
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D00EEDF113CE23BBC4B51DFB0668382659EDE
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