Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)
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89% of critics liked it
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100% of users liked it
(50 ratings)
Based on a popular British television drama, this 1957 film features a riveting performance from Yvonne Mitchell as a housewife who can't keep house. Mitchell plays Amy Preston, who after 25 years of marriage still hasn't mastered the domestic arts necessary to sustain a traditional… More Based on a popular British television drama, this 1957 film features a riveting performance from Yvonne Mitchell as a housewife who can't keep house. Mitchell plays Amy Preston, who after 25 years of marriage still hasn't mastered the domestic arts necessary to sustain a traditional 1950s-style marriage. Her long-suffering husband Jim (Anthony Quayle) finally gets fed up with Amy's unpalatable dinners, her slovenly dress, and the messy home. He takes up with Georgie Harlow (Sylvia Sims), a young woman at his workplace and realizes that he will soon have to choose between the two women. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
- Directed By
- J. Lee Thompson
- Written By
- Ted Willis
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art House & International
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1957 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Tom Huddleston, Time Out
The most affecting aspect of the film is its sense of compassion: we're never asked to condemn or condone, merely to understand.
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Philip French, Observer [UK]
[A] stilted, patronising British movie about working-class and lower-middle-class life...
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Derek Malcolm, This is London
This is both a reminder of British sexual mores in the darker days of the Fifties and one of the first attempts in a genre that was later referred to as kitchen-sink drama.
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Allan Hunter, Daily Express
A film that deserves to be better known and a welcome reminder of what a fine actress the late Yvonne Mitchell was.
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Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]
An unmissable rerelease.
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Cast
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Yvonne Mitchell
as Amy Preston
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Sylvia Syms
as Georgie Harlow
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Anthony Quayle
as Jim Preston
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Andrew Ray
as Brian Preston
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Carole Lesley
as Hilda
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Olga Lindo
as Manageress
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Michael Ripper
as Pawnbroker
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Nora Gordon
as Mrs. Williams
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Marianne Stone
as Hairdresser
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Harry Locke
as Wine merchant
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Max Butterfield
as Harold
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Melvyn Hayes
as Newsboy
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Roberta Woolley
as Christine
