Cinematography:
Leon ShamroyComposer:
David RaksinCast:
Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, Richard Greene, George Sanders, Glenn Langan, Richard Haydn, Jessica Tandy, Anne Revere, John Russell, Leo G. Carroll (more)Plots(1)
They said it couldn't be done, but they did it: Kathleen Winsor's "notorious", bestselling bodice-ripper Forever Amber actually made it to the screen in 1947 with full censorial approval. Of course, it was necessary to tone down the more erotic passages of Winsor's novel, but the end result pleased fans of the book and bluenosed nonfans alike. A last-minute replacement for British import Peggy Cummins, Linda Darnell steps into the role of 17th century blonde bed-hopper Amber as though she'd been born to play it. Feeling suppressed by her Puritan upbringing, Amber heads to London, finding considerable success as a courtesan (that's the polite word for it). The first real love of her life is dashing soldier Bruce Carlton, who leaves her pregnant and penniless when he marches off to war. Subsequent amours include the sadistic Earl of Radcliffe (a superbly loathsome performance by comic actor Richard Haydn), handsome highwayman Black Jack Mallard (John Russell) and privateer Captain Rex Morgan (Glenn Langan). Surviving the Plague and the Great London Fire with nary a hair out of place, Amber ends up in the arms of no less than King Charles II (wittily portrayed by George Sanders), but true love, as personified by Bruce Carlton, will always elude her. (official distributor synopsis)
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Mildred Shay
USA
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Robin Hughes
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Jack Stoney
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Robert Coote
UK
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Victor Wood
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Leyland Hodgson
UK
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Clive Morgan
UK
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Bobbie Hale
UK
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Leonard Carey
UK
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Will Stanton
UK
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UK
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Yorke Sherwood
UK
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David Thursby
UK
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Arthur Gould-Porter
UK
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Patrick Aherne
UK
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Gilchrist Stuart
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Paul Stader
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