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| ==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| ''The Man in Grey'' is generally considered the first of the "Gainsborough melodramas", a series of period costume films produced by Gainsborough Pictures. Although not very well received critically, it was a great commercial success and became one of the ten most successful British pictures of 1943. It caught the mood of the nation brilliantly as it fused elements of previously successful "women's pictures" with a distinctive formula of its own. It had great star appeal with a strong cast and an intricate plot with its counterpointing of good against evil, obedience against rebellion, male against female and class against class. |
''The Man in Grey'' is generally considered the first of the "Gainsborough melodramas", a series of period costume films produced by Gainsborough Pictures. Although not very well received critically, it was a great commercial success and became one of the ten most successful British pictures of 1943. It caught the mood of the nation brilliantly as it fused elements of previously successful "women's pictures" with a distinctive formula of its own. It had great star appeal with a strong cast and an intricate plot with its counterpointing of good against evil, obedience against rebellion, male against female and class against class. | ||
| ==Cast== | |||
| * ] ... Hesther | |||
| * ] ... Clarissa | |||
| * ] ... Lord Rohan | |||
| * ] ... Rokeby | |||
| * ] ... Toby | |||
| * ] ... Miss Patchett | |||
| * ] ... Lady Rohan | |||
| * ] ... Gipsy | |||
| * ] ... The Prince Regent | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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1943 film| The Man in Grey | |
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| File:Man in Grey.jpgVideo cover for The Man in Grey | |
| Directed by | Leslie Arliss |
| Written by | Margaret Kennedy Doreen Montgomery Eleanor Smith (novel) |
| Produced by | Edward Black |
| Starring | Margaret Lockwood James Mason Phyllis Calvert Stewart Granger |
| Cinematography | Arthur Crabtree |
| Edited by | R.E. Dearing |
| Music by | Cedric Mallabey |
| Distributed by | GFD (UK) Universal (US) |
| Release dates | August 23, 1943 UK November 29, 1945 USA |
| Running time | 116 min (90 m US) |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Man in Grey is a 1943 English film melodrama made by Gainsborough Pictures. It was directed by Leslie Arliss and produced by Edward Black from a screenplay by Leslie Arliss and Margaret Kennedy, adapted by Doreen Montgomery from the novel by Eleanor Smith.
It starred Margaret Lockwood, Phyllis Calvert, James Mason, Stewart Granger and Martita Hunt.
Background
The Man in Grey is generally considered the first of the "Gainsborough melodramas", a series of period costume films produced by Gainsborough Pictures. Although not very well received critically, it was a great commercial success and became one of the ten most successful British pictures of 1943. It caught the mood of the nation brilliantly as it fused elements of previously successful "women's pictures" with a distinctive formula of its own. It had great star appeal with a strong cast and an intricate plot with its counterpointing of good against evil, obedience against rebellion, male against female and class against class.
Cast
- Margaret Lockwood ... Hesther
- Phyllis Calvert ... Clarissa
- James Mason ... Lord Rohan
- Stewart Granger ... Rokeby
- Harry Scott ... Toby
- Martita Hunt ... Miss Patchett
- Helen Haye ... Lady Rohan
- Beatrice Varley ... Gipsy
- Raymond Lovell ... The Prince Regent
External links
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