It Started in Paradise
1952 | 94m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Compton Bennett |
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| Writer: | Marghanita Laski |
| Staring: |
| A talented dress designer, who lets nothing get in the way of her success, rises in the fashion world then loses contact with her own humanity. She also forgets that you meet the same people on the way up as on the way down. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 28, 1952 |
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| Director: | Compton Bennett |
| Writer: | Marghanita Laski |
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| Production Companies | British Film-Makers |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jane Hylton | Martha Watkins |
| Ian Hunter | Arthur Turner |
| Terence Morgan | Edouard |
| Muriel Pavlow | Alison Greville |
| Martita Hunt | Mme. Alice |
| Brian Worth | Michael |
| Ronald Squire | Mary Jane |
| Kay Kendall | Lady Caroline Frencham |
| Joyce Barbour | Lady Burridge |
| Harold Lang | Mr. Louis |
| Margaret Withers | Miss Madge |
| Lucienne Hill | Madame Lucienne |
| Diana Decker | Crystal Leroy |
| Arthur Lane | Sydney Bruce |
| Dana Wynter | Barbara, The Model |
| Jack Allen | Lord Chandos |
| Naomi Chance | Primrose |
| June Brown | Announcer |
| Anna Turner | Lil, 2nd Barmaid (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jack Cardiff | Director of Photography |
| Hugh Hastings | Additional Dialogue |
| Compton Bennett | Director |
| Alan Osbiston | Editor |
| Marghanita Laski | Screenplay |
| George Minassian | Focus Puller |
| Weston Drury Jr. | Casting |
| Edward Carrick | Art Direction |
| Sheila Graham | Costume Design |
| Pearl Orton | Hairstylist |
| W.T. Partleton | Makeup Artist |
| Biddy Chrystal | Hairstylist |
| Roy Goddard | Production Manager |
| Malcolm Arnold | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sergei Nolbandov | Producer |
| Leslie Parkyn | Producer |
| Earl St. John | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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