
A.S.M. Hutchinson's beloved classic of English countryside life becomes a screen masterpiece !
1947 1 hour 37 minutesThe small English town of Penny Green is swarming with scandal when textbook author Mark, unhappily married to the shrewish Mabel, cultivates a friendship with Effie, a young pregnant girl. As the townsfolk theorize that Mark is the baby's father, Effie - already troubled because of her impending motherhood - commits suicide, and circulating rumors lead the authorities to think Mark killed her. The innocent writer must fight to clear his name.














31st December 1947
78 years ago
1 hour 37 minutes
Finishes at 5:46pm


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