The Card (1952)
A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing - some honest, some not quite so. If he can just manage to avoid a certain very predatory woman.
Director:
Ronald Neame
Writer:
Eric Ambler
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Alec Guinness as Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin |
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Glynis Johns as Ruth Earp |
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Valerie Hobson as Countess of Chell |
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Petula Clark as Nellie Cotterill |
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Edward Chapman as Mr. Duncalf |
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Veronica Turleigh as Mrs. Machin |
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George Devine as Mr. Calvert |
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Joan Hickson as Mrs. Codleyn |
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Frank Pettingell as Police Superintendent |
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Gibb McLaughlin as Emery |
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Peter Copley as P. Shillitoe (uncredited) |
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Mark Daly as Lord Mayor (uncredited) |
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Deidre Doyle as Widow Hullins (uncredited) |
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Henry Edwards as Mr. Cotterill (uncredited) |
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Lyn Evans as Cregeen (uncredited) |
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Wilfrid Hyde-White as Lord at the Liverpool Dock |
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Michael Hordern as Bank Manager |
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Matthew Guinness as Denry as a Boy |
| Directing | Ronald Neame | Director |
| Writing | Arnold Bennett | Novel |
| Writing | Eric Ambler | Screenplay |
| Sound | William Alwyn | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Oswald Morris | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Clive Donner | Editor |
| Art | T. Hopewell Ash | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sophie Devine | Costume Design |
