The Man in Grey
After marrying a dour and disinterested lord for status, a young woman falls in love with a stage actor while her best friend from boarding school enters an affair with her husband.
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“The first and the best” “He whips to glory” “High drama and escapism” “One of the greatest melodramas of all time” (IMDB reviews quotes). A superb romantic melodrama with an excellent cast which includes James Mason in one of his most villainous roles. Good period-piece production. An adaptation of the novel by Lady Eleanor Smith. A true classic. Highly recommended. IMDB rating 6.7. Directed by Leslie Arliss. Released in 1943. Complete print (original full-length UK release)
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- Director
- Leslie Arliss
- Starring
- Margaret Lockwood, Phyllis Calvert, James Mason, Stewart Granger, Harry Scott, Beatrice Varley, Martita Hunt, Helen Haye
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