Connecting Rooms
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Harry Field
| Connecting Rooms | |
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![](#/media/File:"Connecting_Rooms"_(1970).jpg) Original British quad poster | |
| Directed by | Franklin Gollings |
| Written by | Franklin Gollings |
| Produced by | Franklin Gollings Harry Field |
| Starring | Bette Davis Michael Redgrave Alexis Kanner Kay Walsh Olga Georges-Picot |
| Cinematography | John Wilcox |
| Edited by | Jack Slade |
| Music by | John Shakespeare |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Connecting Rooms is a 1970 British drama film directed, written and produced by Franklin Gollings and starring Bette Davis, Michael Redgrave and Leo Genn.[1][2] The screenplay was based on the play The Cellist by Marion Hart.
The plot explores the relationships shared by the residents of a seedy boarding house owned by dour Mrs. Brent. Among them are busker Wanda Fleming, who is flattered by the attention paid her by rebellious pop songwriter wannabe Mickey Hollister, and former schoolmaster James Wallraven, who has been accused of pedophilia and reduced to working as a janitor in an art gallery.
Cast
- Bette Davis as Wanda Fleming
- Michael Redgrave as James Wallraven
- Alexis Kanner as Mickey Hollister
- Kay Walsh as Mrs. Brent
- Leo Genn as Dr. Norman
- Olga Georges-Picot as Claudia Fouchet
- Richard Wyler as Dick Grayson
- Mark Jones as Johnny
- Gabrielle Drake as Jean
- Brian Wilde as Ellerman
- John Woodnutt as doctor
Production
The Paramount Pictures release was filmed on location in Bayswater in 1969. It was given a limited release in the United States in 1970, then had some regional UK showings in 1971 but only appeared in London in 1972.[citation needed]
Scenes in which Wanda Fleming played the cello featured close-ups of the hands of British classical cellist Amaryllis Fleming.[3]
In a scene set in the West End theatre district, a theatre marquee lists "Margo Channing" as one of the cast of the play it is housing. This was the name of the character Bette Davis portrayed in All About Eve.