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  • 1953
  • Approved
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
68
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Jeremy Spenser in Background (1953)
Drama

In post-war London, upper-middle class barrister John Lomax and his wife Barbie decide after several years of constant bickering to divorce. They underestimate the effect of their announceme... Read allIn post-war London, upper-middle class barrister John Lomax and his wife Barbie decide after several years of constant bickering to divorce. They underestimate the effect of their announcement on their three children, who assume that family friend Bill Ogden is to blame. Uncle Bi... Read allIn post-war London, upper-middle class barrister John Lomax and his wife Barbie decide after several years of constant bickering to divorce. They underestimate the effect of their announcement on their three children, who assume that family friend Bill Ogden is to blame. Uncle Bill may indeed be waiting in the wings, but it's all hardly his fault.

  • Director
    • Daniel Birt
  • Writers
    • Warren Chetham Strode
    • Don Sharp
  • Stars
    • Valerie Hobson
    • Philip Friend
    • Norman Wooland
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    68
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    • Director
      • Daniel Birt
    • Writers
      • Warren Chetham Strode
      • Don Sharp
    • Stars
      • Valerie Hobson
      • Philip Friend
      • Norman Wooland
    • 3User reviews
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    Valerie Hobson
    Valerie Hobson
    • Barbie Lomax
    Philip Friend
    Philip Friend
    • John Lomax
    Norman Wooland
    Norman Wooland
    • Bill Ogden
    Janette Scott
    Janette Scott
    • Jess Lomax
    Mandy Miller
    • Linda Lomax
    Jeremy Spenser
    Jeremy Spenser
    • Adrian Lomax
    Lily Kann
    • Brownie
    • (as Lilly Kann)
    Helen Shingler
    • Mary Wallace
    Richard Wattis
    Richard Wattis
    • David Wallace
    Thora Hird
    Thora Hird
    • Mrs. Humphries
    Louise Hampton
    • Miss Russell
    Joss Ambler
    Joss Ambler
    • Judge
    Paul Harding
    • Arthur Meade
    • (as Brian Harding)
    Jack Melford
    Jack Melford
    • Mackay
    Lloyd Lamble
    Lloyd Lamble
    • Counsel for Petitioner
    Barbara Hicks
    Barbara Hicks
    • Mrs. Young
    Ernest Butcher
    • Clerk
    Rory
    • Rory the Dog
    • Director
      • Daniel Birt
    • Writers
      • Warren Chetham Strode
      • Don Sharp
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    6boblipton

    For The Children

    Valerie Hobson's marriage to barrister Phillip Friend looks fine on the surface, bu it has been crumbling for years. Finally, they decide to divorce. Miss Hobson agrees to marry family friend Norman Wooland. The children don't like it.

    It's an intelligent movie about adults behaving like adults, and children misinterpretting everything. They see the effects on them, on their home, and react in a manner the adults consider bizarre. It's very nicely written and acted, from the adults to the children, to Lily Kann as Miss Hobson's longtime servant. It offers an honest view of the state of marriage and divorce in 1950s England.

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    • Trivia
      Debut of actress Barbara Hicks.
    • Connections
      Features Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)
    • Soundtracks
      Piano Music
      Composed by Franz Liszt

      Performed by Cyril Smith

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 9, 1953 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Edge of Divorce
    • Filming locations
      • Southall Studios, Southall, Middlesex, England, UK(Studio)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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