The Wicked Lady
1946
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Leslie Arliss (6 October 1901 – 30 December 1987) was an English screenwriter and director. He is best known for his work on the Gainsborough melodramas directing films such as The Man in Grey and The Wicked Lady during the 1940s.
Leslie Arliss. Director: William Tell. Former journalist and film critic Leslie Arliss began his film career as a screenwriter in the 1930s, mainly for Gainsborough Pictures. He continued as a writer for ten years, leaving Gainsborough in 1941 when he was offered a chance to direct at Associated British.
- Director, Writer, Producer
- October 6, 1901
- Leslie Arliss
- December 30, 1987
Jan 3, 1988 · LONDON -- Leslie Arliss, 86, a British film director whose costume dramas of romance and adventure such as "The Wicked Lady" helped relieve the grim austerity of life in and after World War II,...
Leslie Arliss is known as an Director, Writer, Screenplay, Story, Creator, Teleplay, Producer, Dialogue, Screenstory, and Script. Some of his work includes The Farmer's Wife, The Man in Grey, The Wicked Lady, The Wicked Lady, The Night Has Eyes, Good Morning, Boys!, The Foreman Went to France, and Pastor Hall.
Birthday: Oct 6, 1901. Birthplace: London, England, UK. Leslie Arliss worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. Arliss received his start directing films, including work...
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How much credit he gets for the phenomenal commercial success and lasting reputation of The Man in Grey and The Wicked Lady is quite debatable – Arliss is no auteur. The films are solidly crafted, durable enough constructions, but it’s truly the flourishes that the actors toss into their performance, and a voluptuous atmosphere conjured up ...
Nov 24, 2012 · The central dilemma being explored in The Man in Grey is that of women who employ different strategies in competition for the heart of the same man. We see Clarissa and Hesther forge a friendship in the early going, as ill-destined as any could be, and with a tragic outcome clearly foretold by a gypsy fortune teller at that.
