Drama

Quartet

Somerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The Alien Corn," "The Kite," and "The Colonel's Lady."

Release Date : 1948-10-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Gainsborough Pictures

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : W. Somerset Maugham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henry Garnet

Original Name : Basil Radford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leslie

Original Name : Naunton Wayne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeanne

Original Name : Mai Zetterling

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ralph

Original Name : Ian Fleming

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thomas

Original Name : Jack Raine

Gender : Male

Character Name : George Bland

Original Name : Dirk Bogarde

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel George Peregrine

Original Name : Cecil Parker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beatrice Sunbury

Original Name : Hermione Baddeley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Paula

Original Name : Honor Blackman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Garnet

Original Name : Angela Baddeley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Branksome

Original Name : James Robertson Justice

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nicky Garnet

Original Name : Jack Watling

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sir Frederick Bland

Original Name : Raymond Lovell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Bland

Original Name : Irene Browne

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lea Makart

Original Name : Françoise Rosay

Gender : Female

Character Name : Coroner

Original Name : Maurice Denham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Foreman of the Jury

Original Name : James Hayter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor

Original Name : Bernard Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prison Governor

Original Name : Frederick Leister

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herbert Sunbury

Original Name : George Cole

Gender : Male

Character Name : Samuel Sunbury

Original Name : Mervyn Johns

Gender : Male

Character Name : Betty Baker Sunbury

Original Name : Susan Shaw

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Evie Katherine Peregrine

Original Name : Nora Swinburne

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bannock

Original Name : Lyn Evans

Gender : Male

Character Name : 1st. Club Man

Original Name : Claud Allister

Gender : Male

Character Name : 2nd. Club Man

Original Name : Wilfrid Hyde-White

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henry Dashwood

Original Name : Ernest Thesiger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Duke of Heverel

Original Name : Henry Edwards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Daphne

Original Name : Linden Travers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Martin

Original Name : Felix Aylmer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henry Blane

Original Name : Clive Morton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy on Common (uncredited)

Original Name : Johnny Briggs

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-09

Introduced by the man himself, this is a compendium of four short stories from W. Somerset Maugham. Each deals with a scenario that looks at human nature, love, trust and integrity amongst a myriad of other emotions with the four directors taking a different slant to each of the tales. The cast is superb - all four feature perfectly fitting characters with the likes of Cecil Parker, Nora Swinburne, Mai Zetterling, Ian Fleming, George Cole, Honor Blackman and Dirk Bogarde all working their magic with the gently comedic writing. My favourite is probably the last one ("The Colonel's Lady") with Parker and Swinburne - it has something particularly classy and poignant about it as a married couple for over 30 years hit a few unexpected bumps on their otherwise tranquil road - she has published a book suggesting that she may have been unfaithful some years ago - before the couple address the effects time has had on their relationship. It is engagingly constructed and the stories, though different, are complementary to each other leaving us with a feeling akin to enjoying a good three course meal...