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
Alfie Bass
Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)
Trevor Howard
Dr. Alec Harvey
Sydney Bromley
Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)
Valentine Dyall
Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)
Stanley Holloway
Albert Godby
Cyril Raymond
Fred Jesson
Joyce Carey
Myrtle Bagot
Celia Johnson
Laura Jesson
Jack May
Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
Irene Handl
The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)
Everley Gregg
Dolly Messiter
Margaret Barton
Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters
Wallace Bosco
Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)
Avis Scott
Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)
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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