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Madeleine( 1950)

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Here are the virile, violent facts that caused the most famous jury verdict in history...

Overview

The middle-class family of a young woman cannot understand why she delays in marrying a respectable young man. They know nothing about her long-standing affair with a Frenchman.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ann Todd

      Madeleine Hamilton Smith

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      Norman Wooland

      William Minnoch

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      Ivan Desny

      Emile L'Angelier

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      Leslie Banks

      James Smith

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      Elizabeth Sellars

      Christina Haggott

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      André Morell

      Defense Attorney

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      Barbara Everest

      Mrs. Smith

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      Susan Stranks

      Janet Smith

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      Patricia Raine

      Bessie Smith

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      Eugene Deckers

      Thuau

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      Barry Jones

      Prosecuting Attorney

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      Jean Cadell

      Mrs. Jenkins

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      Irene Browne

      Mrs. Grant

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      Kynaston Reeves

      Dr. Penny

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      John Laurie

      Scots Divine

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      Douglas Barr

      William Murray, the Boot Boy

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    6
    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Dec 28 2022
    Ann Todd becomes better as she plays herself into the character of a rather devious and unscrupulous girl in this adaptation of a famous Glasgow murder (or, perhaps that should be murrrrdurrrr) tale from 1857. "Madeleine" is the daughter in a well-to-do family whose father (a seriously authoritarian Leslie Banks) can't quite figure out why she won't marry a suitable young man - unawares that she has been having a fling with an equally unscrupulous Frenchman who has his sights set on her family's wealth. His attempts at blackmail terminally backfire and before long she is on trial for his killin...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • glasgow, scotland
    • poison
    • based on true story
    • trial
    • murder
    • verdict
    • 19th century