| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Deborah Kerr | ... | Sibyl Railton-Bell | |
| Rita Hayworth | ... | Ann Shankland | |
| David Niven | ... | Major Angus Pollock | |
| Wendy Hiller | ... | Pat Cooper | |
| Burt Lancaster | ... | John Malcolm | |
| Gladys Cooper | ... | Mrs. Railton-Bell | |
| Cathleen Nesbitt | ... | Lady Matheson | |
| Felix Aylmer | ... | Mr. Fowler | |
| Rod Taylor | ... | Charles | |
| Audrey Dalton | ... | Jean | |
| May Hallatt | ... | Miss Meacham | |
| Priscilla Morgan | ... | Doreen | |
It's the off-season at the lonely Beauregard Hotel in Bournemoth, and only the long-term tenants are still in residence. Life at the Beauregard is stirred up, however, when the beautiful Ann Shankland arrives to see her alcoholic ex-husband, John Malcolm, who is secretly engaged to Pat Cooper, the woman who runs the hotel. Meanwhile, snobbish Mrs Railton-Bell discovers that the kindly if rather doddering Major Pollock is not what he appears to be. The news is particularly shocking for her frail daughter, Sibyl, who is secretly in love with the Major. Written by Shannon Patrick Sullivan <shannon@mun.ca>
I enjoyed this movie immensely. I went back and watched parts of it over because it was done so well.
The actors show the greatness and degradation of human nature under the duress of great personal obstacles and non-ideal circumstances.
Burt Lancaster is both bold and vulnerable, directly honest and compassionately understanding.
One person exhibits unsurpassed understanding with unselfish love. To me, this is a love story on many levels; manipulative love, selfish, lonely love, the love of people's opinion, love battling fear and finally... well, you need to watch it and see.