Background (Original title)Where the Heart Is (Working title)Edge of Divorce (Alternative title)
Dates: 1953 (Copyright), 09 November 1953 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Daniel Birt
Synopsis: John Lomax and his wife Barbie have been married for 16 years, but of late their happiness has been clouded by quarrels and misunderstandings. John is a barrister trying to build up a legal career after years in the army. Past and present strain have made him tired, nervy and intolerant. The story is about the possibility of divorce impending on the family, and the about turn that is made due to the different reactions of their three children. The film ends happily with John and Barbie finding that they are still deeply in love with each other and look forward to a renewal of married life with eagerness.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Divorce, Family life, Great Britain
Releases
Date: 1953Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 83 mins Length: 7449 FeetDialogue (original): English
Dates: 1953 (Copyright), 09 November 1953 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Daniel Birt
Synopsis: John Lomax and his wife Barbie have been married for 16 years, but of late their happiness has been clouded by quarrels and misunderstandings. John is a barrister trying to build up a legal career after years in the army. Past and present strain have made him tired, nervy and intolerant. The story is about the possibility of divorce impending on the family, and the about turn that is made due to the different reactions of their three children. The film ends happily with John and Barbie finding that they are still deeply in love with each other and look forward to a renewal of married life with eagerness.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Divorce, Family life, Great Britain
Releases
Date: 1953Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 83 mins Length: 7449 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(33)
Production Company: Group 3, [Executive Producer]: John Grierson, Producer: Herbert Mason, Production Manager: Mickey Delamar, Assistant Director: Denis Johnson, [Assistant Director (2nd)]: René Dupont, Continuity: Shirley Barnes, Screenplay: Warren Chetham-Strode, Screenplay: Don Sharp, Based on the play by: Warren Chetham-Strode, Director of Photography: Arthur Grant, Camera Operator: Ken Hodges, [Focus Puller]: Eric Williams, [Clapper Loader]: Ken Clarke, John Read, [Stills]: Anthony Hopking, Editor: John Trumper, [Assistant Editor (1st)]: David Green, Art Director: Michael Stringer, [Draughtsman]: Harry Pottle, Wardrobe: Amy Binney, Make-up: Stuart Freeborn, Hairdresser: Eileen Bates, Music: Franz Liszt, Music Played by: Cyril Smith, Sound Recording: Len Page, [Sound Camera Operator]: Dave Goghan, [Boom Operator]: Tom Otter, [Dubbing Crew]: Ken Cameron, [Dubbing Crew]: Ken Scrivener, Douglas Hurring, Studio: Southall Studios
Cast
(18)
Valerie Hobson (Barbie Lomax), Philip Friend (John Lomax), Norman Wooland (Bill Ogden), Janette Scott (Jessica Lomax), Mandy Miller (Linda Lomax), Jeremy Spenser (Adrian Lomax), Lilly Kann (Brownie), Helen Shingler (Mary Wallace), Thora Hird (Mrs Humphreys), Louise Hampton (Miss Russell), Joss Ambler (judge), Brian Harding (Arthur Meade), Richard Wattis (David Wallace), Jack Melford ([Mackay]), Lloyd Lamble ([defence counsel]), Barbara Hicks ([Mrs Young]), Ernest Butcher ([clerk]), Antoinette Seaborn