The Blind Goddess (1948)
Overview
Justice, the poets have it, is a blind goddess. Eric Portman stars as the lawyer defending a lord, Hugh Williams, accused by his secretary Michael Dennison of having diverted public funds for his own use.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.505 |
Directed By
Harold French
Crew
Yvonne Caffin
Bernard Grun
B. C. Sewell
Ray Elton
Dudley Lovell
Harold French
John Hollingsworth
Len Garde
Fred Gunn
Norman G. Arnold
M. Hobbs
Alf Keating
Patrick Hastings
Muriel Box
Sydney Box
Gordon Hales
Harold French
Audrey Monk
Betty E. Box
TOP CAST
Eric Portman
Sir John Dearing KC
Anne Crawford
Lady Helen Brasted
Hugh Williams
Lord Arthur Brasted
Michael Denison
Derek Waterhouse
Nora Swinburne
Lady Dearing
Raymond Lovell
Frank Mainwaring KC
Claire Bloom
Mary Dearing
Frank Cellier
The Judge
Clive Morton
Mersel
Maurice Denham
Johnson
Thora Hird
Derek's Charwoman
Elspet Gray
Daphne Dearing
Cecil Bevan
Morton
John Stone
Sir John's Junior
Philip Saville
Mainwaring's Junior
Martin Benson
Count Stephan Mikla
Cyril Chamberlain
Policeman in Park
Rosemary Treston
Helen
Martin Miller
Mario - Waiter at the Savoy
Marcel Poncin
Bertoni
Carl Jaffe
Johan Meyer
Geoffrey Denton
Foreman of the Jury
Noel Howlett
Court Usher
Carroll Gibbons
Himself - Orchestra Leader (as Carroll Gibbons and His Orchestra)
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