Margaret Lockwood
Hesther Shaw
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The Man in Grey is a 1943 British film melodrama made by Gainsborough Pictures; it is considered to be the first of a series of period costume dramas now known as the "Gainsborough melodramas". It was directed by Leslie Arliss and produced by Edward Black from a screenplay by Arliss and Margaret Kennedy that was adapted by Doreen Montgomery ...
The Man in Grey: Directed by Leslie Arliss. With Margaret Lockwood, Phyllis Calvert, James Mason, Stewart Granger. After a brutish, hedonistic Marquis marries a pretty young Clarissa to act as a 'brood sow,' he begins an affair with her friend who plots to take her place.
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- Drama, History, Romance
- Leslie Arliss
- 1946-03-13
Summaries. After a brutish, hedonistic Marquis marries a pretty young Clarissa to act as a 'brood sow,' he begins an affair with her friend who plots to take her place. At an estate auction in WWII England, two strangers meet and muse about their families' history and possible connections.
The star-to-be plays Lord Rohan, a cruel nobleman who marries the naive and sweet-natured Clarissa (Phyllis Calvert) for the sole purpose of producing an heir; meanwhile, Clarissa’s conniving best friend, Hesther (Margaret Lockwood), plots against her for her own nefarious ends.
- Hesther
The Man in Grey. Rent The Man in Grey on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. Desirous of an heir, the remote and cruel Lord Rohan (James Mason) marries pretty young Clarissa Marr...
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- Leslie Arliss
- Romance
- Margaret Lockwood
At an estate auction in WWII England, two strangers meet and muse about their families' history and possible connections. Flashbacks reveal the story of the sweet, rich, and beautiful Clarissa Richmond and her friendship with bitter, impoverished Hesther Snow. Their fates are intertwined even as...
