Girl on Approval
6.7
Sheila's fourteen. Her father abandoned her as a baby, her mum's in jail and she's stuck in a children's home. Every family that's tried to look after her has found her too difficult. Now Anne and John Howland want to foster Sheila. But if they can't make a home for her, her future looks bleak.
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Cast
27 people
Rachel Roberts
Anne Howland
Known for
Picnic at Hanging Rock
This Sporting Life
James Maxwell
John Howland
Known for
The Evil of Frankenstein
Ransom
Charles Frend
John Bloom
Harold Orton
Kathleen White
Annette Whiteley
Sheila
Also in
The Black Torment
The Yellow Teddy Bears
Anthony Perry
John Coquillon
Ellen McIntosh
Mary Gardner
Also in
The Silent Playground
Stolen Hours
Alex Thomson
John Dare
Stephen Howland
Also in
The Impersonator
Charles Frend Director · Kathleen White Writer John Coquillon Cinematographer
United States release January 1, 1962 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Eyeline Productions
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 1, 1961
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1962
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