It Started in Paradise (1952)
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.
Director:
Compton Bennett
Writer:
Marghanita Laski
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Jane Hylton as Martha Watkins |
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Ian Hunter as Arthur Turner |
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Terence Morgan as Edouard |
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Muriel Pavlow as Alison Greville |
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Martita Hunt as Mme. Alice |
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Brian Worth as Michael |
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Ronald Squire as Mary Jane |
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Kay Kendall as Lady Caroline Frencham |
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Joyce Barbour as Lady Burridge |
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Harold Lang as Mr. Louis |
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Margaret Withers as Miss Madge |
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Lucienne Hill as Madame Lucienne |
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Diana Decker as Crystal Leroy |
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Arthur Lane as Sydney Bruce |
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Dana Wynter as Barbara, The Model |
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Jack Allen as Lord Chandos |
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Naomi Chance as Primrose |
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June Brown as Announcer |
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Anna Turner as Lil, 2nd Barmaid (uncredited) |
| Writing | Marghanita Laski | Screenplay |
| Crew | Hugh Hastings | Additional Dialogue |
| Directing | Compton Bennett | Director |
| Editing | Alan Osbiston | Editor |
| Camera | Jack Cardiff | Director of Photography |
| Production | Earl St. John | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sheila Graham | Costume Design |
| Production | Roy Goddard | Production Manager |
| Production | Weston Drury Jr. | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | W.T. Partleton | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Sergei Nolbandov | Producer |
| Sound | Malcolm Arnold | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pearl Orton | Hairstylist |
| Production | Leslie Parkyn | Producer |
| Art | Edward Carrick | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Biddy Chrystal | Hairstylist |
| Camera | George Minassian | Focus Puller |