Quartet (1948)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	W. Somerset Maugham	...	Himself - Host
	Basil Radford	...	Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")
	Naunton Wayne	...	Leslie (segment "The Facts of Life")
	Ian Fleming	...	Ralph (segment "The Facts of Life")
	Jack Raine	...	Thomas (segment "The Facts of Life")
	Angela Baddeley	...	Mrs. Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")
	James Robertson Justice	...	Branksome (segment "The Facts of Life")
	Jack Watling	...	Nicky (segment "The Facts of Life")
	Nigel Buchanan	...	John (segment "The Facts of Life")
	Mai Zetterling	...	Jeanne (segment "The Facts of Life")
	Dirk Bogarde	...	George Bland (segment "The Alien Corn")
	Raymond Lovell	...	Sir Frederick Bland (segment "The Alien Corn")
	Irene Browne	...	Lady Bland (segment "The Alien Corn")
	Honor Blackman	...	Paula (segment "The Alien Corn")
	George Thorpe	...	Uncle John (segment "The Alien Corn")

Storyline

Four of Somerset Maugham's short stories are brought to the screen with each introduced by the author himself. In the first story, The Facts of Life, a young man with great potential on the tennis courts goes to Monte Carlo and soon finds himself doing the exact opposite of what his father recommended. In 'The Alien Corn', an aspiring pianist devotes himself to perfecting his artistic skills but finds he likely hasn't the talents to reach the heights he so desperately craves. In 'The Kite', a young man who lives at home and loves kite flying goes against his overbearing mother's wishes and marries the girl he's been dating. He's soon back home, much to his mother's delight, but re-considers when his wife takes up a new hobby. In the final chapter 'The Colonel's Lady', a middle-aged man is shocked to learn that his somewhat dowdy wife has written a collection of racy poems and is now a best-selling author. Written by garykmcd  

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