Woman in a Dressing Gown (Original title)
Dates: 1957 (Copyright), 04 November 1957 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: J. Lee Thompson
Synopsis: Story of husband who turns from his devoted but feckless and domestically untidy wife to a young girl, but the wife eventually gets him back.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: 1957Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 92 mins Length: 8399 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: Remembering 'the poor soul walking in the rain': audience responses to a thwarted makeover in Woman in a Dressing GownAuthor: WILLIAMS, Melanie Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article on the results of a questionnaire-based research project looking at audience memories of the film 'Woman in a Dressing Gown' (1957). Considers in particular the reasons behind participants' vivid memories of a scene in which a central character's attempt to improve her appearance through a visit to the hairdresser is thwarted by pouring rain.
In: The Veteran n115 Summer 2007 Page: 20
Title: 50 Years Ago: triumph of the Kitchen SinkAuthor: GODWIN, Frank Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: On the ground breaking film the first kitchen sink drama.
In: Sight and Sound v27 n2 Autumn 1957 Page: 92
Title: [Sight and Sound - v27 n2 Autumn 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2615 26 Sep 1957 Page: 17
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2615 26 Sep 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v89 n7868 25 Sep 1957 Page: 9
Title: [Today's Cinema - v89 n7868 25 Sep 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Daily Film Renter n7473 25 Sep 1957 Page: 4
Title: [Daily Film Renter - n7473 25 Sep 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v24 n286 November 1957 Page: 137
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v24 n286 November 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n7918 4 Dec 1957 Page: 3
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n7918 4 Dec 1957: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Note on its being tax free in Berlin.
In: Variety 24 Jul 1957
Title: [Variety - 24 Jul 1957: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(7)
Accessible materials to view(5)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8396 FeetBFI identifier: C-195958
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 89.33 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1328989
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 89.33 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1328990
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8398 FeetBFI identifier: C-1514649
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1601619
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(3)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 89.33 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1328989
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 89.33 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1328990
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1601619
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(4)
Description: 16mm Base: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-97917
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8396 FeetBFI identifier: C-195958
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8398 FeetBFI identifier: C-1514649
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6742 FeetBFI identifier: C-1156429
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1957 (Copyright), 04 November 1957 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: J. Lee Thompson
Synopsis: Story of husband who turns from his devoted but feckless and domestically untidy wife to a young girl, but the wife eventually gets him back.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: 1957Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 92 mins Length: 8399 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(25)
Production Company: Godwin-Willis Productions, Production Company: Associated British Picture Corporation, Producer: Frank Godwin, Producer: J. Lee Thompson, Production Manager: Victor Peck, Assistant Director: Frederic Goode, Continuity: June Faithfull, Casting Director: Robert Lennard, Scenario Editor: Frederick Gotfurt, Original Story and Screenplay: Ted Willis, Director of Photography: Gilbert Taylor, Camera Operator: Val Stewart, Editor: Richard Best, Art Director: Robert Jones, Wardrobe Mistress: Jackie Jackson, Make-up: L.V. Clark, Hair Stylist: A.G. Scott, Music Arranged and Conducted by: Louis Levy, [Music] Recording Director: Harold V. King, Sound Recording: A. Bradburn, Sound Recording: Len Shilton, Dubbing Editor: A. Southgate, Publicity Director: Alan Thomson, Studio: Associated British Elstree Studios
Cast
(15)
Yvonne Mitchell (Amy), Anthony Quayle (Jim), Sylvia Syms (Georgie), Andrew Ray (Brian), Carole Lesley (Hilda), Michael Ripper (pawnbroker), Nora Gordon (Mrs Williams), Marianne Stone (hairdresser), Olga Lindo (manageress), Harry Locke (wine merchant), Max Butterfield (Harold), Roberta Woolley (Christine), Melvyn Hayes (newsboy), Cordelia Mitchell (Hilda's baby), Peter Wood
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(9)
In: Journal of British Cinema and Television v10 n4 2013 Pages: 709-726Title: Remembering 'the poor soul walking in the rain': audience responses to a thwarted makeover in Woman in a Dressing GownAuthor: WILLIAMS, Melanie Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article on the results of a questionnaire-based research project looking at audience memories of the film 'Woman in a Dressing Gown' (1957). Considers in particular the reasons behind participants' vivid memories of a scene in which a central character's attempt to improve her appearance through a visit to the hairdresser is thwarted by pouring rain.
In: The Veteran n115 Summer 2007 Page: 20
Title: 50 Years Ago: triumph of the Kitchen SinkAuthor: GODWIN, Frank Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: On the ground breaking film the first kitchen sink drama.
In: Sight and Sound v27 n2 Autumn 1957 Page: 92
Title: [Sight and Sound - v27 n2 Autumn 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2615 26 Sep 1957 Page: 17
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2615 26 Sep 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v89 n7868 25 Sep 1957 Page: 9
Title: [Today's Cinema - v89 n7868 25 Sep 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Daily Film Renter n7473 25 Sep 1957 Page: 4
Title: [Daily Film Renter - n7473 25 Sep 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v24 n286 November 1957 Page: 137
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v24 n286 November 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n7918 4 Dec 1957 Page: 3
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n7918 4 Dec 1957: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Note on its being tax free in Berlin.
In: Variety 24 Jul 1957
Title: [Variety - 24 Jul 1957: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(7)
Accessible materials to view(5)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8396 FeetBFI identifier: C-195958
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 89.33 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1328989
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 89.33 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1328990
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8398 FeetBFI identifier: C-1514649
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1601619
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(3)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 89.33 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1328989
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 89.33 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1328990
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1601619
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(4)
Description: 16mm Base: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-97917
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8396 FeetBFI identifier: C-195958
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8398 FeetBFI identifier: C-1514649
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6742 FeetBFI identifier: C-1156429
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film