Room in the House

Room in the House
Directed byMaurice Elvey
Written byAlfred Shaughnessy
Based onplay Bless This House by Eynon Evans
Produced byAlfred Shaughnessy
StarringPatrick Barr
Hubert Gregg
Marjorie Rhodes
CinematographyGerald Gibbs
Edited byRobert Jordan Hill (as Robert Hill)
Music byEdwin Astley
Production
company
Distributed byMonarch Film Corporation (UK)
Release date
  • July 1955 (1955-07) (UK)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Room in the House is a 1955 comedy-drama film directed by Maurice Elvey.[1] The film's screenplay, by Alfred Shaughnessy, is based on Eynon Evans's play Bless This House.[2] The film was produced by Alfred Shaughnessy for Act Films Ltd.[3]

Plot

Ageing widow Betsy Richards stays with each of her three sons in turn, to find out who she'd prefer to spend the rest of her days with. When her favorite, Hugh, leaves for America, she becomes distressed. Finally, the sons rally round and buy Betsy her own cottage in the village.

Cast and characters

Actor/Actress Role
Patrick Barr Jack Richards
Hubert Gregg Hugh Richards
Marjorie Rhodes Betsy Richards
Leslie Dwyer Benji Pugh
Rachel Gurney Mary
Margaret Anderson Christine
Josephine Griffin Julia
Helen Shingler Ethel
Anthony Marlowe David Richards

References

  1. ^ "Room in the House (1955)". BFI. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012.
  2. ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. ISBN 9783110951943.
  3. ^ Action! Fifty Years in the Life of a Union. Published: 1983 (UK). Publisher: ACTT. ISBN 0 9508993 0 5. ACT Films Limited - Ralph Bond p81 (producer listed as Alfred Shaughnessy)


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