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Kind Lady (1951)
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20 June 1951 (USA)
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Mary Herries has a passion for art and fine furniture. Even thought she is getting on in years, she enjoys being around these priceless articles...
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Nominated for Oscar.
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ethel Barrymore | ... | Mary Herries | |
| Maurice Evans | ... | Henry Springer Elcott | |
| Angela Lansbury | ... | Mrs. Edwards | |
| Keenan Wynn | ... | Edwards | |
| Betsy Blair | ... | Ada Elcott | |
| John Williams | ... | Mr. Foster | |
| Doris Lloyd | ... | Rose | |
| John O'Malley | ... | Antique Dealer | |
| Henri Letondal | ... | Monsieur Malaquaise | |
| Moyna MacGill | ... | Mrs. Harkley | |
| Barry Bernard | ... | Mr. Harkley | |
| Sally Cooper | ... | Lucy Weston | |
| Arthur Gould-Porter | ... | Chauffeur | |
| Sherlee Collier | ... | Aggie Edwards | |
| Phyllis Morris | ... | Dora |
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78 min
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Revealing mistakes: When Edwards drops load of firewood behind her, Mrs. Edwards acts startled even before bundle noisily hits floor.
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After the demise of ITV ON Digital in the UK, I missed their old classic movie channel, "Carlton Cinema" as I have taped several good films from there, including "Portrait of Jennie (1948)", starring my favourite actress Jennifer Jones.In that film Ethel Barrymore played Miss Spinney, a partner in a New York art gallery who saves Eban Adams from apparent starvation by buying some of his art work. We recently had SKY TV installed which includes "Turner Classic Movies" a.k.a. "TCM".I only saw the last 2/3 of "Kind Lady" but stayed to the end despite my wife saying we had to go out to the shops!I was fascinated by Ethel Barrymore again playing an art connoisseur,(3 years after the aforementioned film), in a movie I had not seen before on UK tv.I just had to see it to the end.And there was a very young Angela Lansberry playing a tough wife of a criminal played with shifting accent by Keenan Wynn!.Of course Hollywood did round up a clutch of British actors and a right-hand drive vintage car to give the movie some authenticity.This film has a nightmare like quality.We could all visualise what it would be like for us to be old, alone and have no protector when a person inveigles themselves into your home on an apparant genuine pretext and then systematically takes over your whole house and possessions!Yes the conventions of film making in 1951 meant that producers could not allow criminals on screen to get away with their ill-gotten booty and you don't see the death of the faithful maid.Maurice Evans is Ok but I would have cast someone like George Sanders in the chief "baddie" role - much more menacing!(Perhaps he wasn't available).It is nevertheless a rip roaring melodrama and next time I hope to see the first 1/3 of this film.