The Card (1952)

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The Card (1952) - Glynis Johns 'freshly widowed' poses for this production shot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Card (1 min 10 sec clip)

 

The Card - 1952 | 85 mins | Comedy, Drama | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Ronald Neame.
Producer: John Bryan.
Script: Eric Ambler. (from the novel The Card by Arnold Bennett)
Cinematography: Oswald Morris.
Editing: Clive Donner.
Art Direction: T. Hopewell Ash.
Costume Design: Motley.
Makeup Department: Biddy Chrystal and W.T. Partleton.
Sound Department: Gordon K. McCallum, Harry Miller and C.C. Stevens.
Original Music: William Alwyn.

The Cast

Alec Guinness - Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin
Glynis Johns - Ruth Earp
Valerie Hobson - Countess of Chell
Petula Clark - Nellie Cotterill
Edward Chapman - Mr. Duncalf
Veronica Turleigh - Mrs. Machin
George Devine - Mr. Calvert
Joan Hickson - Mrs. Codleyn
Frank Pettingell - Police Superintendent
Gibb McLaughlin - Emery
Edward Henry Machin (Alec Guinness), a determined and opportunistic young man finds ingenious ways to climb the social ladder in business and communal standing but a certain predatory woman has her own ideas......
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Mr Calvert (George Devine) as his next ruthless boss.
Alec Guinness and George Devine
Mrs Machin's kitchen interior
Machin's home interior
Across the street from Duncalf & Duncalf Solicitors
The card on set
The Card set
Countess of Chell's Ballroom
Countess of Chell's Ballroom
The Card Set design
Canal set
Canal set
Liverpool Docks entrance
On setfor LIverpool Docks
Alec Guinness and Petula Clark (Nellie Cotterill) finally take the film to it's conclusion in this Liverpool Dock set.
filming The Card - Liverpool Docks

Hell Drivers (1957) - Man in the Moon (1960) - Mystery Film Sets - Pinewood - Miranda (1948)

Atmospheric Sets - The Long Memory (1952) - The Woman for Joe (1955) - Floods of Fear (1959)

Palaver (1926) - Battle of the River Plate (1956)