Mystery ·Drama ·Fantasy · United Kingdom · 1944 · 1h 35m

The Halfway House

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Director
Basil Dearden
Cast
Mervyn Johns as Rhys Glynis Johns as Gwyneth Sally Ann Howes as Joanna French Françoise Rosay as Alice Meadows Tom Walls as Capt. Meadows Esmond Knight as David Davies
Crew
Wilkie Cooper — Director of Photography Charles Hasse — Editor Angus MacPhail — Screenplay Diana Morgan — Screenplay Michael Balcon — Producer Bianca Mosca — Costume Design
Synopsis

A group of travellers, each with a personal problem that they want to hide, arrive at a mysterious Welsh country inn. There is a certain strangeness in the air as they are greeted by the innkeeper and his daughter. Why are all the newspapers a year old? And why doesn't Gwyneth seem to cast a shadow?

Mood & Themes
walesworld war iisupernaturalblack and whitespirit
Key Collaborators
Basil Dearden Director Wilkie Cooper Director of Photography Charles Hasse Editor Angus MacPhail Screenplay Diana Morgan Screenplay Michael Balcon Producer Bianca Mosca Costume Design
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