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)
(more)Cast
Tom Moore
Ireland
Best movies:
Cry of the City (1948)
Forever Amber (1947)
The Turning Point (1952)
Ian Keith
USA
Best movies:
The Sea Hawk (1940)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Big Trail (1930)
Friedrich von Ledebur
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Notorious (1946)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Ludwig: The Mad King of Bavaria (1973)
Frederick Worlock
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Spartacus (1960)
Madame Curie (1943)
Robert Adler
USA
Best movies:
The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
Ten North Frederick (1958)
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Norma Varden
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
The Sound of Music (1965)
Casablanca (1942)
Mari Aldon
Best movies:
Live a Little, Love a Little (1968)
Summertime (1955)
Distant Drums (1951)
Robert Anderson
USA
Best movies:
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1968)
Winchester '73 (1950)
The Money Trap (1965)
Cyril Delevanti
UK
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Teacher's Pet (1958)
Edith Evanson
USA
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rope (1948)
Harry Wilson
UK
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
Eric Wilton
UK
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Gaslight (1944)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Leslie Denison
UK
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
The Court Jester (1955)
Alan Edmiston
UK
Best movies:
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Hangover Square (1945)
Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
Marten Lamont
UK
Best movies:
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Douglas Walton
Canada
Best movies:
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Scarface (1932)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Tempe Pigott
UK
Best movies:
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Greed (1924)
Tom Stevenson
USA
Best movies:
Gaslight (1944)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
Robert Greig
Australia
Best movies:
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
Harry Cording
UK
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)