Drama Romance
Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.
Directed by
David Lean
Irene Handl
The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)
Stanley Holloway
Albert Godby
Trevor Howard
Dr. Alec Harvey
Wallace Bosco
Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)
Celia Johnson
Laura Jesson
Sydney Bromley
Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)
Jack May
Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
Alfie Bass
Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)
Joyce Carey
Myrtle Bagot
Valentine Dyall
Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)
Margaret Barton
Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters
Cyril Raymond
Fred Jesson
Avis Scott
Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)
Everley Gregg
Dolly Messiter
Marjorie Mars
Mary Norton
Nuna Davey
Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)
Wilfred Babbage
Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)
Dennis Harkin
Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)
Edward Hodge
Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)
Frederick Kelsey
Man in Cinema (uncredited)
George V. Sheldon
Clergyman - Train Passenger (uncredited)

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