Personal Affair is a 1953 British drama film directed by Anthony Pelissier and starring Gene Tierney, Leo Genn and Glynis Johns.[1][2][3] It was made at Pinewood Studios by Two Cities Films.
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Directed by | Anthony Pelissier (as Anthony Pélissier) |
Written by | Lesley Storm from her play "A Day's Mischief" |
Produced by | Antony Darnborough |
Starring | Gene Tierney Leo Genn Glynis Johns |
Cinematography | Reginald H. Wyer |
Edited by | Frederick Wilson |
Music by | William Alwyn |
Production company | Two Cities Films |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates | 20 October 1953 (UK) 15 October 1954 (US) |
Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Teenager Barbara Vining (Glynis Johns) has an unrequited crush on her Latin-language teacher, Stephen Barlow (Leo Genn). When Barlow's wife Kay (Gene Tierney) finds out, she confronts Barbara, who is humiliated and runs off to London. Stephen chases after her near a river to try to calm her down.
Barbara does not return home to her parents Henry (Walter Fitzgerald) and Vi (Megs Jenkins) for three days. During that time Stephen is accused by the community, without any evidence, of causing her death, causing him to lose his job and almost his marriage. Barbara's gossipy spinster Aunt Evelyn (Pamela Brown), who lives with the family, makes the situation considerably worse with her innuendo, by projecting her own, much earlier unrequited love experience, onto her niece.
The film was reviewed by Bosley Crowther of The New York Times in the 23 October 1954 edition. Crowther called the film "a decent, eventually tedious film".[4]
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