Flesh and Blood is a 1951 British drama film with Richard Todd in a dual role.[2][3] Based upon the play A Sleeping Clergyman by James Bridie, it tells the story of three generations of the Scottish Cameron family, with its various conflicts and romances.
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| Directed by | Anthony Kimmins |
| Written by | Anatole de Grunwald |
| Based on | play A Sleeping Clergyman by James Bridie |
| Produced by | Anatole de Grunwald |
| Starring | Richard Todd Glynis Johns Joan Greenwood |
| Cinematography | Otto Heller |
| Edited by | Gerald Turney-Smith |
| Music by | Charles Williams |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films (U.K.) |
Release date | 16 April 1951 |
Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £119,973 (UK)[1] |
It was shot at Teddington Studios.
Cast edit
- Richard Todd as Charles Cameron Sutherland
- Glynis Johns as Katherine
- Joan Greenwood as Wilhelmina
- André Morell as Dr Marshall
- Ursula Howells as Harriet
- Freda Jackson as Mrs Hannah
- George Cole as John Hannah
- James Hayter as Sir Douglas Manley
- Ronald Howard as Purley
- Muriel Aked as Mrs Walker
- Michael Hordern as Webster
- Helen Christie as Minnie Arnott
- Walter Fitzgerald as Dr Cooper
- Lilly Kann as Sister Maria
- Patrick Macnee as Sutherland
- Fred Johnson as Donovan
- Molly Weir as Margaret
- Hugh Dempster as Cranley
- Alexander Gauge as Coutts
- Betty Paul as Moira
- Peter Macdonell as Jordan
- Hector MacGregor as Major
- John Vere as Leighton
- Enzo Coticchia as Forzin
- Archie Duncan as Sergeant
- Francis De Wolff as Ambassador
- Kenneth Downey as Club Porter
- Sergio Mari as Mario
- David Cameron as McDermott
- Bill Logan as McGregor
- Anna Canitano as Nurse
- John Kelly as Wilkinson
- Joan Heal as a girl in the night club
- Nina Parry as child Wilhelmina
- Billy Newsbury as child John Hannah
- Sally Owen as the doll
- William Chappell as the dancer
- Jock Mckay as Baker
References edit
- ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p495
- ^ "Flesh and Blood (1951) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ "Flesh & Blood (1951)". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017.
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