Brian Harding has a life of idyllic bliss deep in the cosy bosom of the beautiful English countryside. But his tranquil existence is shattered when he suffers a fall while out horse riding. The accident cripples him, but there is worse news to come when his doctor tells him that he has only a short time to live. Although madly in love with his wife, June, Brian knows that she really loves their friend, Max, and decides to act horribly towards her so that she will turn against him and plan for her future without him. Then, matters are complicated by the arrival on the scene of Max’s long-lost daughter, Peggy.
Production Details
A Hammer production released by Exclusive Films
From the play by Lionel Browne
Black & White 63 minutes
Filming Began: 1st June 1950
UK Release: 2nd April 1951
Studio:
Gilston Park, Hertfordshire, England
Stills from film
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Cast & Crew
Crew – Believed complete
Crew | Name | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Credits | Uncredited | Total Hammer | |
Assistant Director | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/jimmy-sangster/# | 23 | 2 Dec 1927 | 19 Aug 2011 | 83 | 66 | 2 | 68 | |
Camera Operator | Peter Bryan | 31 | 28 Sep 1919 | Sep 1972 | 52 | 28 | 28 | ||
Casting | Prudence Sykes | 11 | 2 | 13 | |||||
Continuity | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/renee-glynne/# | 24 | 3 Aug 1926 | 6 Apr 2022 | 95 | 41 | 3 | 44 | |
Director | Godfrey Grayson | 37 | 2 Aug 1913 | 1 Jun 1998 | 84 | 11 | 11 | ||
Director of Music | Frank Spencer | 39 | 19 Jun 1911 | Feb 1975 | 63 | 22 | 1 | 23 | |
Director of Photography | Walter Harvey BSc | 48 | 9 Feb 1903 | 1979 | 75 | 35 | 35 | ||
Editor | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/james-needs/# | 31 | 17 Oct 1919 | 4 Feb 2003 | 83 | 113 | 1 | 114 | |
Hair Stylist | Monica Hustler | 23 | 21 Nov 1927 | 21.11.1927 | 97 | 18 | 18 | ||
Make-up | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/phil-leakey/# | 42 | 4 May 1908 | 26 Nov 1992 | 84 | 50 | 50 | ||
Playwright | Lionel Brown | 62 | 5 Oct 1888 | 15 Jun 1964 | 75 | 1 | 1 | ||
Producer | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/anthony-hinds/# | 28 | 18 Sep 1922 | 30 Sep 2013 | 91 | 87 | 3 | 90 | |
Production Manager | Arthur Barnes | 65 | 1886 | 1956 | 70 | 20 | 20 | ||
Recordist | Edgar Vetter | 38 | 27 Jan 1913 | 15 Dec 1988 | 75 | 15 | 15 | ||
Screenplay | Reginald Long | 52 | 10 Mar 1899 | 1980 | 80 | 3 | 3 | ||
Second Unit Director | Derek Greene | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Shooting Script | Godfrey Grayson | 37 | 2 Aug 1913 | 1 Jun 1998 | 84 | 11 | 11 | ||
Song A Midsummer Day | Frank Spencer | 39 | 19 Jun 1911 | Feb 1975 | 63 | 22 | 1 | 23 | |
Song A Midsummer Day | Reginald Long | 52 | 10 Mar 1899 | 1980 | 80 | 3 | 3 | ||
Cast | Name | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Credits | Uncredited | Total Hammer | |
Brian Harding | Patrick Barr | 43 | 13 Feb 1908 | 29 Aug 1985 | 77 | 3 | 3 | ||
Cyril | Richard Warner | 39 | 24 May 1911 | 14 Jan 1989 | 77 | 3 | 3 | ||
Dr Prichard | Peter Neil | 38 | 14 Mar 1913 | 7 Mar 1994 | 80 | 1 | 1 | ||
June | Avis Scott | 33 | 22 Feb 1918 | 31 May 2010 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Max | Robert Ayres | 36 | 11 Dec 1914 | 5 Nov 1968 | 53 | 2 | 2 | ||
Peggy | Eunice Gayson | 23 | 17 Mar 1928 | 8 Jun 2018 | 90 | 2 | 2 | ||
Robert | Harry Fine | 39 | 20 Feb 1912 | May 1997 | 85 | 6 | 6 | ||
Roberta | Ellen Pollock | 48 | 29 Jun 1902 | 29 Mar 1997 | 94 | 1 | 1 |
Original Poster
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Footnotes
This film marks the end of Director Godfrey Grayson’s short but productive career with Hammer.
Patrick Barr worked for Hammer again in Death of an Angel (1952) and as Lord Carradine in The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973).
Eunice Gayson went on to appear as Margaret in Hammer’s The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958). She also played Sean Connery’s girlfriend Sylvia in the James Bond film From Russia with Love (1963).