The Blind Goddess
1948 | 87m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Harold French |
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| Writer: | Muriel Box, Sydney Box |
| Staring: |
| Justice, the poets have it, is a blind goddess. Eric Portman stars as the lawyer defending a lord, Hugh Williams, accused by his secretary Michael Dennison of having diverted public funds for his own use. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 14, 1948 |
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| Director: | Harold French |
| Writer: | Muriel Box, Sydney Box |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | lawyer |
| Production Companies | Gainsborough Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Eric Portman | Sir John Dearing KC |
| Anne Crawford | Lady Helen Brasted |
| Hugh Williams | Lord Arthur Brasted |
| Michael Denison | Derek Waterhouse |
| Nora Swinburne | Lady Dearing |
| Raymond Lovell | Frank Mainwaring KC |
| Claire Bloom | Mary Dearing |
| Frank Cellier | The Judge |
| Clive Morton | Mersel |
| Maurice Denham | Johnson |
| Thora Hird | Derek's Charwoman |
| Elspet Gray | Daphne Dearing |
| Cecil Bevan | Morton |
| John Stone | Sir John's Junior |
| Philip Saville | Mainwaring's Junior |
| Martin Benson | Count Stephan Mikla |
| Cyril Chamberlain | Policeman in Park |
| Rosemary Treston | Helen |
| Martin Miller | Mario - Waiter at the Savoy |
| Marcel Poncin | Bertoni |
| Carl Jaffe | Johan Meyer |
| Geoffrey Denton | Foreman of the Jury |
| Noel Howlett | Court Usher |
| Carroll Gibbons | Himself - Orchestra Leader (as Carroll Gibbons and His Orchestra) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Muriel Box | Writer |
| Harold French | Director |
| Sydney Box | Writer |
| Patrick Hastings | Theatre Play |
| Gordon Hales | Editor |
| Audrey Monk | Production Secretary |
| M. Hobbs | Sound Recordist |
| Ray Elton | Director of Photography |
| Bernard Grun | Original Music Composer |
| John Hollingsworth | Music Director |
| B. C. Sewell | Sound Director |
| Fred Gunn | Production Controller |
| Norman G. Arnold | Art Direction |
| Dudley Lovell | Camera Operator |
| Len Garde | Makeup Artist |
| Yvonne Caffin | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Alf Keating | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Harold French | Producer |
| Betty E. Box | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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Eric Portman was ideal for this part. His clipped phraseology and static style of acting suited his character - barrister "Sir John Dearing" down to a T. He is called up to prosecute "Waterhouse" (Michael Denison) who has been accused by "Lord Brasted" (Hugh Williams) of trying to blackmail him for ... the enormous sum of £20,000. Having reach the upper echelons of the British government, accusations of large scale bribery and embezzlement force a court case that grips the land. There are letters, accusations of infidelity, forgeries and a courtroom informality that I found quite enjoyable for just under ninety minutes. The ending has a sort of stiff-upper-lip convenience about it which rather disappoints, but the rest of this drama is well propped up by a solid cast - Anne Crawford and Nora Swinburne primary amongst them - and the courtroom intrigues have just enough complications to keep it interesting.