Britannia Mews

"For herself alone...she must answer for what she was and did!"

May 3 1949 Passed 1h 30m
Drama, Romance

In Victorian London, young Adelaide is born into luxury, but marries starving artist Henry. His alcoholism and their lack of money lead to many quarrels. During one such fight, Henry slips down a flight of stairs and dies. A neighbor, Mrs. Mounsey, is the only witness, and she blackmails the young widow by threatening to tell the cops that Adelaide killed her husband. Luckily, lawyer Gilbert swoops in to help Adelaide.

Plot

In Victorian London, Adalaide Culver (Maureen O'Hara, loves and marries an art teacher Gilbert Lauderdale (Dana Andrews) and lives in poverty with him until he dies in an accident. A street harridan known as The Sow (Sybil Thorndike) blackmails Adalaide, claiming she is a murderer. A young barrister, Henry Lambert (Dana Andrews) , who looks like her late husband, comes along with legal advice. It must have been good advice, as later they fall in love and devise a puppet show that is a big success, and that brings Adalaide to a reunion with her estranged family and marriage to the man who looks like her deceased husband.

Written by

Ring Lardner Jr., Margery Sharp

Directed by

Jean Negulesco

Cast

Dana Andrews, Maureen O'Hara, Sybil Thorndike

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
592
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA