The Woman with No Name
| The Woman with No Name | |
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| Directed by | Ladislao Vajda |
| Written by |
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| Based on | novel Happy Now I Go by Theresa Charles |
| Produced by | John Stafford |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Otto Heller |
| Edited by | Richard Best |
| Music by | Allan Gray |
Production company | Independent Film Producers |
| Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £116,500[1] |
| Box office | £113,268 (UK)[2] |
The Woman with No Name is a 1950 British drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Phyllis Calvert, Edward Underdown, Helen Cherry, Richard Burton and James Hayter.[3] In the United States it was released as Her Panelled Door.[4]
Plot
[edit]Yvonne Winter is an amnesiac, a victim of the wartime bombing of the London hotel where she is staying. At a country hospital she meets the pilot, Nick Chamerd, who saved her life. They fall in love and plan to marry, but he is killed on active duty. Yvonne's real husband hires detectives to find her. She is brought home and starts to piece together her past, but not everything she finds there brings her happiness.
Cast
[edit]- Phyllis Calvert as Yvonne Winter
- Edward Underdown as Lake Winter
- Helen Cherry as Sybil
- Richard Burton as Nick Charmerd
- Anthony Nicholls as Doctor
- James Hayter as Captain Bradshawe
- Betty Ann Davies as Beatrice
- Amy Veness as Sophie
- Andrew Osborn as Paul Hammond
- Patrick Troughton as Colin
- Leslie Phillips as 1st sapper officer
- Terence Alexander as 2nd sapper officer
- Richard Pearson as Tony
Production
[edit]Calvert invested her own savings in the film, estimated between £12,000-£15,000.[5]
Reception
[edit]The film earned £105,000 to the producers.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945–1985. Edinburgh University Press p 102. Income is producer's share of receipts.
- ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p493
- ^ "The Woman with No Name". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2012). "The-Woman-with-No-Name - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Phyllis Calvert talks of home and career". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 17, no. 50. Australia. 20 May 1950. p. 52. Retrieved 29 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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