I Thank a Fool

I Thank a Fool (1962)

Released: 1962-09-14 Duration: 1hr 40min
Genres: Drama
Rating 5.5
Who is Fool? The Woman Who Would Kill for Love? The Wife Who Would Give Her Life for Her Love? Or the Husband Who Would Look "Elsewhere" for Love?

Overview

After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical license and spends two years in prison. Once she has completed her sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted Christine, Stephen Dane, hires her to care for his emotionally unstable wife, Liane. Christine takes the job, but when Liane's allegedly dead father reappears, Christine sets out to reveal the family's dark secrets.

Production Companies

De Grunwald Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 1.991

Directed By

Robert Stevens

Crew

Associate Producer
Roy Parkinson
Hairstylist
Joan Johnstone
Original Music Composer
Ron Goodwin
Makeup Artist
Tony Sforzini
Production Manager
Basil Somner
Director of Photography
Harry Waxman
Editor
Frank Clarke
Casting
Irene Howard
Costume Design
Elizabeth Haffenden
Production Design
Sean Kenny
Writer
Karl Tunberg
Director
Robert Stevens
Assistant Director
David Tomblin
Set Decoration
Pamela Cornell
Set Dresser
Pamela Cornell

TOP CAST

Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward

Christine Allison

Peter Finch
Peter Finch

Stephen Dane

Diane Cilento
Diane Cilento

Liane Dane

Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack

Captain Ferris

Richard Wattis
Richard Wattis

Ebblington

Athene Seyler
Athene Seyler

Aunt Heather Chandler

Miriam Karlin
Miriam Karlin

Woman in the Black Maria

J.G. Devlin
J.G. Devlin

Coroner

Richard Leech
Richard Leech

Irish Doctor

Brenda De Banzie
Brenda De Banzie

Nurse Drew

Marguerite Brennan
Marguerite Brennan

Irish Barmaid

Judith Furse
Judith Furse

1st Wardress

Peter Sallis
Peter Sallis

Sleazy Doctor

Joan Benham
Joan Benham

Restaurant Manager

Joan Hickson
Joan Hickson

Landlady

Edwin Apps
Edwin Apps

Junior Counsel (uncredited)

Grace Arnold
Grace Arnold

2nd Wardress (uncredited)

Paul Beradi
Paul Beradi

Barrister (uncredited)

Ernest Blyth
Ernest Blyth

Court Official (uncredited)

Donald Gray
Donald Gray

Polly's Husband (uncredited)

Guy Standeven
Guy Standeven

Barrister (uncredited)

Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan

Police Inspector (uncredited)

Fred Wood
Fred Wood

Marquee Observor (uncredited)

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