Room in the House
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Directed byMaurice Elvey
Written byAlfred Shaughnessy
Based onplay Bless This House by Eynon Evans
Produced byAlfred Shaughnessy
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| Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
| Written by | Alfred Shaughnessy |
| Based on | play Bless This House by Eynon Evans |
| Produced by | Alfred Shaughnessy |
| Starring | Patrick Barr Hubert Gregg Marjorie Rhodes |
| Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
| Edited by | Robert Jordan Hill (as Robert Hill) |
| Music by | Edwin Astley |
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| Distributed by | Monarch Film Corporation (UK) |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Room in the House is a 1955 British second feature ('B')[1] comedy-drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Patrick Barr, Hubert Gregg and Marjorie Rhodes.[2][3] The film's screenplay, by Alfred Shaughnessy, is based on Eynon Evans's 1954 play Bless This House.[4] The film was produced by Shaughnessy for Act Films Ltd.[5]
Ageing widow Betsy Richards stays with each of her three sons in turn, to find out who she'd prefer to spend the rest of her days with. When her favorite, Hugh, leaves for America, she becomes distressed. Finally, the sons rally round and buy Betsy her own cottage in the village.
Cast
- Patrick Barr as Jack Richards
- Hubert Greggas Hugh Richards
- Marjorie Rhodes as Betsy Richards
- Leslie Dwyer as Benji Pugh
- Rachel Gurney as Mary
- Margaret Anderson as Christine
- Josephine Griffin as Julia
- Helen Shingler as Ethel
- Anthony Marlowe as David Richards