The Second Mrs Tanqueray (1952 film)

The Second Mrs Tanqueray is a 1952 British drama film directed by Dallas Bower and starring Pamela Brown, Hugh Sinclair and Ronald Ward.[1] It is based on the 1893 play The Second Mrs Tanqueray by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero;[2] and marked the film debut of Virginia McKenna.[3]

The Second Mrs Tanqueray
Directed byDallas Bower
Produced byRoger Proudlock
Written byArthur Wing Pinero (play)
StarringPamela Brown
Hugh Sinclair
Ronald Ward
CinematographyGerald Gibbs
Edited bySam Simmonds
Production
company
Distributed byAssociated British-Pathé (UK)
Release date
  • December 1952 (1952-12) (UK)
Running time
75 min.
CountryEngland

Cast

Critical reception

TV Guide rated the film two out of four stars, and wrote "While overly melodramatic (making Douglas Sirk look like a documentarian), this one does have its moments".[4]

References

  1. "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray (1952)". Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
  2. Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 via Google Books.
  3. McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975 via Google Books.
  4. "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray - TV Guide". TVGuide.com.


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