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DramaCrimeMystery

Madeleine

- Here are the virile, violent facts that caused the most famous jury verdict in history...

The middle-class family of a young woman cannot understand why she delays in marrying a respectable young man. They know nothing about her long-standing affair with a Frenchman.

Release Date : 1950-02-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : CineguildJ. Arthur Rank Organisation

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Ann Todd

Character Name : Madeleine Hamilton Smith

Original Name : Ann Todd

Gender : Female

Norman Wooland

Character Name : William Minnoch

Original Name : Norman Wooland

Gender : Male

Ivan Desny

Character Name : Emile L'Angelier

Original Name : Ivan Desny

Gender : Male

Leslie Banks

Character Name : James Smith

Original Name : Leslie Banks

Gender : Male

Elizabeth Sellars

Character Name : Christina Haggott

Original Name : Elizabeth Sellars

Gender : Female

André Morell

Character Name : Defense Attorney

Original Name : André Morell

Gender : Male

Barbara Everest

Character Name : Mrs. Smith

Original Name : Barbara Everest

Gender : Female

Susan Stranks

Character Name : Janet Smith

Original Name : Susan Stranks

Gender : Male

Patricia Raine

Character Name : Bessie Smith

Original Name : Patricia Raine

Gender : Male

Eugene Deckers

Character Name : Thuau

Original Name : Eugene Deckers

Gender : Male

Barry Jones

Character Name : Prosecuting Attorney

Original Name : Barry Jones

Gender : Male

Jean Cadell

Character Name : Mrs. Jenkins

Original Name : Jean Cadell

Gender : Female

Irene Browne

Character Name : Mrs. Grant

Original Name : Irene Browne

Gender : Female

Kynaston Reeves

Character Name : Dr. Penny

Original Name : Kynaston Reeves

Gender : Male

John Laurie

Character Name : Scots Divine

Original Name : John Laurie

Gender : Male

Douglas Barr

Character Name : William Murray, the Boot Boy

Original Name : Douglas Barr

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-12-28

Ann Todd becomes better as she plays herself into the character of a rather devious and unscrupulous girl in this adaptation of a famous Glasgow murder (or, perhaps that should be murrrrdurrrr) tale from 1857. "Madeleine" is the daughter in a well-to-do family whose father (a seriously authoritarian Leslie Banks) can't quite figure out why she won't marry a suitable young man - unawares that she has been having a fling with an equally unscrupulous Frenchman who has his sights set on her family's wealth. His attempts at blackmail terminally backfire and before long she is on trial for his killing. The subsequent courtroom drama features strong performances from Barry Jones and André Morell as the barristers and this helps lift this rather slow-moving drama along to quite a gripping denouement (an unique peculiarity of the Scottish legal system). Maybe not David Lean's best or most notable work, but you can see his hallmark style all over this. (PS: keep an ear out for a wonderfully presbyterian performance from John Laurie - you will recognise his voice long before he comes into shot).