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“When a marriage breaks down, what happens to the children?”
Two years of deterioration sees John and Barbara Lomax's marriage reduced to bitter sniping and "keeping up appearances" for the sake of the children. When John's old friend Bill professes his love for Barbara, the marriage finally breaks up – causing their three children to react in different ways and their son secretly determined to do Bill harm.
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Cast
17 people
Valerie Hobson
Barbie Lomax
Known for
Bride of Frankenstein
Great Expectations
Philip Friend
John Lomax
Known for
In Which We Serve
Norman Wooland
Bill Ogden
Known for
Hamlet
Barabbas
Janette Scott
Jess Lomax
Known for
Paranoiac
The Day of the Triffids
Mandy Miller
Linda Lomax
Also in
The Snorkel
Mandy
Jeremy Spenser
Adrian Lomax
Known for
Fahrenheit 451
The Prince and the Showgirl
Lily Kann
Brownie
Also in
Cat Girl
Beautiful Stranger
Helen Shingler
Mary Wallace
Also in
Maigret
Enemy at the Door
Thora Hird
Mrs. Humphries
Known for
The Nightcomers
A Kind of Loving
Louise Hampton
Miss Russell
Known for
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Jack Melford
Mackay
Known for
Lust for a Vampire
Richard Wattis
David Wallace
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Prince and the Showgirl
Daniel Birt Director · Warren Chetham-Strode Screenplay Arthur Grant Cinematographer
First release November 9, 1953 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Group 3 Productions
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 9, 1953
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No release date listed for United States.
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