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The Second Mrs Tanqueray (1952 film)

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The Second Mrs Tanqueray
Directed byDallas Bower
Written byArthur Wing Pinero (play)
Produced byRoger Proudlock
Starring
CinematographyGerald Gibbs
Edited bySam Simmonds
Production
company
Distributed byAssociated British-Pathé (UK)
Release date
  • December 1952 (1952-12) (UK)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryEngland

The Second Mrs Tanqueray is a 1952 British drama film directed by Dallas Bower and starring Pamela Brown, Hugh Sinclair and Ronald Ward.[1] It is based on the 1893 play The Second Mrs Tanqueray by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero;[2] and marked the film debut of Virginia McKenna.[3]

Cast

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Critical reception

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TV Guide rated the film two out of four stars, and wrote "While overly melodramatic (making Douglas Sirk look like a documentarian), this one does have its moments".[4]

References

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  1. ^ "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray (1952)". Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
  2. ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray - TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
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