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Personal Affair poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 61.8 / 100
1953·Crime / Drama / Mystery·1h 22m

PERSONAL AFFAIR

“It was too late to run!”

A schoolgirl disappears for three days after a frank talk with the wife of a Latin teacher she loves.

Above the Line
Anthony Pelissier·DirectorLesley Storm·ScreenplayLesley Storm·Theatre PlayReginald H. Wyer·Director of PhotographyWilliam Alwyn·Original Music ComposerFrederick Wilson·Editor
Cast
Leo Genn·Stephen BarlowGene Tierney·Kay BarlowWalter Fitzgerald·Henry ViningGlynis Johns·Barbara ViningPamela Brown·EvelynMegs Jenkins·Vi ViningMichael Hordern·Headmaster GriffithThora Hird·Mrs. UsherNorah Gorsen·Phoebe (as Norah Gaussen)Nanette Newman·Sally
Full Crew
(21 credits)
Directing· 3
Anthony Pelissier·DirectorGeorge Pollock·Assistant DirectorTilly Day·Continuity
Writing· 2
Lesley Storm·ScreenplayLesley Storm·Theatre Play
Camera· 2
Reginald H. Wyer·Director of PhotographyDavid Harcourt·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
Frederick Wilson·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
William Alwyn·Original Music ComposerGordon K. McCallum·Sound RecordistHarry Miller·Sound EditorJohn W. Mitchell·Sound RecordistBasil Fenton-Smith·Boom OperatorMuir Mathieson·Conductor
Art & Design· 3
Cedric Dawe·Art DirectionW.T. Partleton·Makeup ArtistJoan Ellacott·Costume Supervisor
Production· 3
Antony Darnborough·ProducerEarl St. John·Executive ProducerHugh Attwooll·Production Manager
Other Departments· 1
Arthur Alcott·Production Controller
By the Numbers
61.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
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