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Once a Sinner( 1950)

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Overview

Impoverished British bank clerk John Ross is hopelessly in love with drop-dead gorgeous Irene James. Ross will do anything to win Irene's affections - including embezzlement. She ends up marrying him, but she can't give up her true love, slimy counterfeiter Jimmy Smart...

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      Pat Kirkwood

      Irene James (as Patricia Kirkwood)

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      Jack Watling

      John Ross

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      Joy Shelton

      Vera Lamb

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      Sydney Tafler

      Jimmy Smart

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      Thora Hird

      Mrs. James

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      Humphrey Lestocq

      Lewis Canfield

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      Gordon McLeod

      Mr. Ross

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      Edith Sharpe

      Mrs. Ross

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      Harry Fowler

      Bill James

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      Danny Green

      Ticker James

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      Stuart Lindsell

      Inspector Rance

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      Olive Sloane

      Lil

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      George Street

      Bridges

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      Rose Howlett

      Mrs. Lamb

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      Charles Paton

      Mr. Lamb

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      Stuart Latham

      Charlie

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      Cameron Hall

      Mr. Barker

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      Norman Williams

      Barman

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      Nora Gordon

      Mrs. Barker (uncredited)

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      Ann Sullivan

      Bus Conductress (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

    6.5
    Written by John Chard on Sun Jul 20 2014
    The Reformatory Girl. There is very little known and written about as regards Lewis Gilbert's Once a Sinner. It's one of those British "B" noir productions that hasn't been readily available to Brit Noir completists. Thankfully some stalwart noir peeps have kept it topical via internet forums and it does have an official DVD release now. Once a Sinner is very British. The backdrop is quintessentially of the British period, a place of terrace houses, smoky public houses and working class citizens trawling the wet streets that are dimly lit by bulbous lamps. The dialect and delivery is als...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • british noir
    • embezzlement
    • bank clerk