The Woman in the Hall (1947)

10/27/1947 (GB) • 1h 33m

Drama

Jean Simmons, Great Star of "Hamlet" and "Great Expectations" in a Thrilling New Role!

Overview

Lorna Blake, (Ursula Jeans) is a widow with two daughters. She augments her slender income by using her children to extort money - visiting the houses of the rich to tell a pathetic story and beg for help. And Lorna makes a rich capture when Sir Halmar Bernard, (Cecil Parker), proposes to her. She tells him that she has only one daughter, Molly (Jill Freud, credited as Jill Raymond). When her other daughter, Jay (Jean Simmons), is arrested for forging a cheque, she refuses to help her.

Top Billed Cast

Ursula Jeans

Lorna Blake

Jean Simmons

Jay Blake

Cecil Parker

Sir Halmar Barnard

Edward Underdown

Neil Inglefield

Jill Raymond

Molly Blake

Ruth Dunning

Shirley Dennison


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

courtroom

cons and scams

con woman

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