The Girl Who Couldn't Quite
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The Girl Who Couldn't Quite is a 1950 British
drama film
directed by Norman Lee
and starring Bill Owen, Elizabeth Henson and Iris Hoey
. It is based on a play by Leo Marks
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Norman Lee
Norman Lee
-Selected filmography:Director* The Streets of London * Strip, Strip, Hooray * The Pride of the Force * The Outcast * Doctor's Orders * Spring in the Air * A Political Party...
and starring Bill Owen, Elizabeth Henson and Iris Hoey
Iris Hoey
Iris Hoey was a British actress in the first half of the twentieth century, both on stage and in movies. She married twice, first to Max Leeds, then the actor Cyril Raymond but divorced on both occasions....
. It is based on a play by Leo Marks
Leo Marks
Leopold Samuel Marks was an English cryptographer, screenwriter and playwright.-Early life:Born the son of an antiquarian bookseller in London, he was first introduced to cryptography when his father showed him a copy of Edgar Allan Poe's story, "The Gold-Bug"...
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Cast
- Bill Owen - Tim
- Elizabeth Henson - Ruth
- Iris HoeyIris HoeyIris Hoey was a British actress in the first half of the twentieth century, both on stage and in movies. She married twice, first to Max Leeds, then the actor Cyril Raymond but divorced on both occasions....
- Janet - Betty StockfeldBetty StockfeldBetty Stockfeld was an Australian film actress. Sher appeared mostly in British and French films.-Filmography:* Captivation * 77 Park Lane * Blanc comme neige * City of Song * Life Goes On...
- Pamela - Stuart LindsellStuart Lindsell-Selected filmography:* The Young Mr. Pitt * Uncensored * The Man in Grey * Fanny by Gaslight * Night Boat to Dublin * Passport to Pimlico * Once a Jolly Swagman...
- John Pelham - Vernon Kelso - Paul Evans
- Rose Howlett - Rosa
- Fred GrovesFred Groves (actor)-Selected filmography:* Maria Marten * The Idol of Paris * The Loss of the Birkenhead * Florence Nightingale * The Firm of Girdlestone * The Manxman * The Labour Leader...
- Tony - Charles PatonCharles PatonCharles Paton was an English film actor. He appeared in 105 films between 1927 and 1951, including Freedom of the Seas...
- Vicar