Portrait of Clare

Portrait of Clare

Directed by	Lance Comfort
Produced by	Leslie Landau
Written by	Adrian Alington Leslie Landau Francis Brett Young (novel)
Starring	Margaret Johnston Richard Todd Robin Bailey Ronald Howard
Music by	Leighton Lucas
Cinematography	Günther Krampf
Edited by	Clifford Boote
Production company	ABPC
Release dates	13 November 1950
Running time	100 mins
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	₤100,643 (UK)^[1]

Portrait of Clare is a 1950 British drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Margaret Johnston, Richard Todd, Robin Bailey and Ronald Howard.^[2]

Plot

As told in flashback to her granddaughter: the three marriages of Clare Hingston. These are: a young man who is killed, a priggish lawyer and a sympathetic barrister.

Cast

Margaret Johnston as Clare Hingston
Richard Todd as Robert Hart
Robin Bailey as Dudley Wilburn
Ronald Howard as Ralph Hingston
Jeremy Spenser as Steven Hingston
Marjorie Fielding as Aunt Cathie
Molly Urquhart as Thirza
Beckett Bould as Bissell
Anthony Nicholls as Doctor Boyd
Lloyd Pearson as Sir Joseph Hingston
Mary Clare as Lady Hingston
S. Griffiths-Moss as Bates
Campbell Copelin as Inspector Cunningham
Bruce Seton as Lord Steven Wolverbury
Yvonne Andre as Marguerite

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "the story suffers from a slack pace, though Johnston adds a lot of charm and sincerity to her role."^[3]

References

↑ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p493
↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/46817
↑ http://movies.tvguide.com/portrait-of-clare/109464

External links

Portrait of Clare at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Lance Comfort

Penn of Pennsylvania (1941)
Hatter's Castle (1942)
Those Kids from Town (1942)
Squadron Leader X (1943)
Escape to Danger (1943)
When We Are Married (1943)
Old Mother Riley Detective (1943)
Hotel Reserve (1944)
Great Day (1945)
Bedelia (1946)
Temptation Harbour (1947)
Daughter of Darkness (1948)
Silent Dust (1949)
Portrait of Clare (1950)
The Girl on the Pier (1953)
Bang! You're Dead (1954)
Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)
The Man in the Road (1956)
Face in the Night (1957)
Man from Tangier (1957)
At the Stroke of Nine (1957)
The Ugly Duckling (1959)
Make Mine a Million (1959)
The Breaking Point (1961)
Rag Doll (1961)
Pit of Darkness (1961)
Touch of Death (1961)
The Painted Smile (1962)
Blind Corner (1963)
Live It Up! (1963)
Tomorrow at Ten (1964)
Be My Guest (1965)
Devils of Darkness (1965)

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