If Winter Comes
A.S.M. Hutchinson's beloved classic of English countryside life becomes a screen masterpiece !
Genres
Overview
The small English town of Penny Green is swarming with scandal when textbook author Mark, unhappily married to the shrewish Mabel, cultivates a friendship with Effie, a young pregnant girl. As the townsfolk theorize that Mark is the baby's father, Effie - already troubled because of her impending motherhood - commits suicide, and circulating rumors lead the authorities to think Mark killed her. The innocent writer must fight to clear his name.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1947-12-31
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
6.6
Walter Pidgeon
Mark Sabre
Deborah Kerr
Nona Tybar
Angela Lansbury
Mabel Sabre
Binnie Barnes
Natalie Bagshaw
Janet Leigh
Effie Bright
May Whitty
Mrs. Perch
Rène Ray
Sarah 'Low Jinks'
Virginia Keiley
Rebecca 'High Jinks'
Reginald Owen
Mr. Fortune
John Abbott
Mr. Twyning
Rhys Williams
Mr. William Bright
Hugh French
Tony Tybar
Dennis Hoey
Tiny Wilson
Nicholas Joy
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Halliwell Hobbes
The Coroner
Victor Wood
Mr. Fargus
Hughie Green
Freddie Perch
James Wethered
Harold Twyning
Owen McGiveney
Uncle Fouraker
Ian Wolfe
Dr. Clement Avington (uncredited)
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