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The Cure for Love
Directed by	Robert Donat
Written by	Walter Greenwood (play) Albert Fennell Alexander Shaw Robert Donat
Produced by	Robert Donat
Starring	Robert Donat Renee Asherson Dora Bryan
Cinematography	Jack E. Cox
Edited by	Bert Bates
Music by	William Alwyn
Production company	London Films
Distributed by	British Lion Films
Release dates	29 December 1949 (1949-12-29) (London premiere) 6 February 1950 (1950-02-06) (UK general release)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£193,781 (UK)

The Cure for Love is a 1949 British comedy film starring and directed by Robert Donat. The cast also includes Renee Asherson and Dora Bryan. The film was based on a hit play of the same name by Walter Greenwood about a mild-mannered soldier returning home after the Second World War.

Production

Donat had appeared in the stage play in 1945. In 1948 it was announced he would make a film version for Alexander Korda. It was his sole feature credit as director, although he had directed on stage.

Francis Wignall was chosen out of 3,000 boys to play a lead role. Donat battled ill health during pre-production. The production was shot at Shepperton Studios, with sets designed by the art director Wilfred Shingleton.

Reception

Trade papers called the film a "notable box office attraction" in British cinemas in 1950.

Cast

• Robert Donat as Sergeant Jack Hardacre
• Renée Asherson as Milly Southern
• Marjorie Rhodes as Mrs. Sarah Hardacre
• Charles Victor as Henry Lancaster
• Thora Hird as Mrs. Dorbell
• Dora Bryan as Jenny Jenkins
• Gladys Henson as Mrs. Jenkins
• John Stratton as Sam
• Francis Wignall as Claude
• Norman Partridge as Vicar
• Edna Morris as Mrs. Harrison
• Michael Dear as Albert
• Tonie MacMillan as Mrs. Donald
• Lilian Stanley as Mrs. Small
• Margot Bryant as Mrs. Hooley
• Lucille Gray as Tough girl
• Jack Howarth as Hunter
• Sam Kydd as Charlie Fox
• Jack Rodney as Eddie
• Reginald Green as Douglas
• Johnny Catcher as Canadian soldier
• Jan Conrad as Polish soldier
• Raymond Rollett as The Singer

References

1. Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p489
2. "Gordon Gilmour's LONDON DIARY". The Sun. No. 11, 072. Sydney. 17 July 1945. p. 6 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 27 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "LATEST FILM NEWS FROM ABROAD". The Sun. No. 11, 912. Sydney. 1 April 1948. p. 17 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 27 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "STARRY WAY". The Courier-Mail. No. 3889. Brisbane. 14 May 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 27 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Hardest-workes man in British films is Donat". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 17, no. 17. 1 October 1949. p. 44. Retrieved 27 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
6. Robert Murphy, Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-48 2003 p212

External links

• The Cure for Love at IMDb
• The Cure for Love at BFI Screenonline
• Review at Variety

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