Main title from The Halfway House (1944)

The Halfway House

(1944)

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| Film | United Kingdom | B&W | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery | 1h 35min |
A
| Stars: Mervyn Johns, Glynis Johns, Tom Walls | Directors: Basil Dearden, Alberto Cavalcanti

Overnight guests at an inn find it was bombed a year before and they have all been given a supernatural chance to reconsider their lives

The Story of a Ghostly Inn

Cast

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Grimshaw (Mervyn Johns) wears a hat and bow tie in My Learned Friend (1943)
Rhys
Glynis Johns, in the dual role of Caroline/Miranda Trewella, strikes a sexy pose in a publicity shot from Mad About Men (1954)
Gwyneth, his daughter
Tom Walls
Capt Meadows
Françoise Rosay
Alice Meadows
The Vicar of Bray (1937) opening credits (11)
Esmond Knight
David Davies
Guy Middleton
Fortescue
Alfred Drayton
Oakley
Valerie White
Jill French
Richard Bird
Sqn Ldr French
Sally Ann Howes
Joanna, their daughter
Philippa Hiatt
Margaret
Pat McGrath
Terence
C V France
The Solicitor
Roland Pertwee
Prison Governor
Eliot Makeham
The Dresser
John Boxer
The Doctor
Rachel Thomas
The Landlady
Joss Ambler
Pinsent
Jack Jones
Welsh Porter
Moses Jones
Welsh Porter
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Reviews

(1)

Interesting pattern play that would have benefited from lighter handling. (Halliwell’s)

Pictures

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Main title from The Halfway House (1944)

Production

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Basil Dearden
Director
Alberto Cavalcanti
Director
Michael Balcon
Producer
Angus MacPhail
Writer (screenplay)
Denis Ogden
Writer (suggested by the play ‘The Peaceful Inn’ by)

Companies

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Ealing Studios
Production company
Associated British Film Distributors (A.B.F.D.)
Distribution company