Adam and Evalyn (1949)
"Adam and Evelyne" (original title)

When a friend dies, a gambler adopts his daughter. Complications ensue.

Director:

Harold French

Writers:

Noel Langley (story), Lesley Storm (additional scenes and dialogue),

Stars:

Stewart Granger, Jean Simmons, Edwin Styles

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview:
Stewart Granger	...	Adam Black
Jean Simmons	...	Evelyne Wallace
Edwin Styles	...	Bill Murray
Raymond Young	...	Roddy Black
Helen Cherry	...	Moira Hannon
Beatrice Varley	...	Mrs. Parker
Joan Swinstead	...	Molly
Wilfrid Hyde-White	...	Col. Bradley
Fred Johnson	...	Chris Kirby
Geoffrey Denton	...	Inspector Collins
Peter Reynolds	...	David
Brenda Hogan	...	Christine
John Forrest	...	Tony

Storyline

The father of a girl in an orphanage has been writing his daughter, who doesn't remember him, tales of his success in business. Actually, he is impersonating a friend, a handsome gambler. When the father dies, the gambler takes to girl from the orphanage and tells her the truth. But the girl is now a full-grown beauty and complications arise, including those provided by a black-sheep brother.

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Plot Keywords:

gambler | orphanage | brother | 1930s | england | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 December 1949 (USA)

Also Known As:

Adam and Evalyn

Filming Locations:

Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Two Cities Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 92 min (TCM Print)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 29, 1952 with Jean Simmons and Stewart Granger reprising their film roles.

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Soundtracks

"O Who Will O'er The Downs So Free"
(uncredited)
Written by Robert Pearsall

User Reviews

Strange, But Charming

Adam And Evelyn is a strange, but charming film about a man who put his daughter in an orphanage and went off to war. Never having seen his daughter for reasons the script does not make clear, he impersonates a good friend from the army, a gambler with a way with the ladies.

The gambler is Stewart Granger and the girl is Jean Simmons and this strange love story was concocted for the two of them who were in a hot and heavy affair at the time. What didn't work for Ronald Reagan and Shirley Temple in That Hagen Girl or for Herbert Marshall and Simone Simon in Girl's Dormitory does work here. I'm guessing the skill of the players or a better script or both. You decide if you watch the movie.

Simmons leaves the orphanage and comes to live with Granger and the two become attracted. Of course at some point Granger has to disabuse of the notion he's really her father. And then when that happens people start talking. He's also been seeing on and off Helen Cherry who was Mrs. Trevor Howard in real life and she's not liking seeing Jean poaching on territory she staked out.

Granger and Simmons went on to get married and make to more films for MGM in America. One of them, Young Bess casts her as young Queen Elizabeth I and Granger as Thomas Seymour the much older admiral who tried to take advantage of then Princess Elizabeth to further his ambitions. He and the whole family came to a sorry end. In a way Young Bess is a dark version of Adam And Evelyn.

Not the best film for either of the stars, but their fans should like it.