The Feminine Touch (1956 film)
| The Feminine Touch | |
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| Directed by | Pat Jackson |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon, Jack Rix |
| Screenplay by | Iain MacCormick |
| Based on |
A Lamp Is Heavy by Sheila Mackay Russell |
| Starring |
George Baker Belinda Lee Delphi Lawrence |
| Music by | Clifton Parker |
| Cinematography | Paul Beeson |
| Edited by | Peter Bezencenet |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors |
Release dates |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Feminine Touch is a 1956 British drama film directed by Pat Jackson and starring George Baker, Belinda Lee and Delphi Lawrence. The film is based on the bestselling novel A Lamp Is Heavy by Canadian former nurse Sheila Mackay Russell,[1] and consequently it was released as A Lamp Is Heavy in Canada, while it was given the title The Gentle Touch in the United States, when it was released there in December 1957.[2]
Plot
The film follows five very different student nurses during their first year of training at a NHS hospital in London called St. Augustine’s Hospital (filmed at Guy's Hospital), where they live in a dormitory. Susan (Belinda Lee) is reliable and sensible; Pat (Delphi Lawrence) is flighty and open; Maureen (Adrienne Corri) is Irish and loud; Ann (Henryetta Edwards) Ann is a typical public school girl; and Liz (Barbara Archer) comes from a typical working class background. As they get to know each other, they bond in spite of their differences.
Main cast
- George Baker - Dr Jim Alcott
- Belinda Lee - Susan Richards
- Delphi Lawrence - Pat Martin
- Adrienne Corri - Maureen O'Brien
- Henryetta Edwards - Ann Bowland
- Barbara Archer - Liz Jenkins
- Diana Wynyard - Matron
- Joan Haythorne - Home Sister
- Beatrice Varley - Sister Snow
- Constance Fraser - Assistant Matron
- Vivienne Drummond - Second-Year Nurse
- Christopher Rhodes - Dr Ted Russell
- Richard Leech - Casualty doctor
- Newton Blick - Porter
- Dandy Nichols - Skivvy
- Mark Daly - Gardener
- Mandy Miller - Jessie
- Dorothy Alison - The suicide
- Joss Ambler - Mr Bateman
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References
- ↑ Sanderson, Kay (1999). 200 Remarkable Alberta Women. Calgary: Famous Five Foundation. p. 99.
- ↑ IMDb: The Feminine Touch - release info Linked 2015-05-15
External links
- The Feminine Touch in the British Film Institute's "Explore film..." database
- The Feminine Touch at the British Board of Film Classification
- The Feminine Touch at the Internet Movie Database
- Dr Keith M Johnston, 4 November 2011: The Feminine Touch (1956) – film review from a hospital staffer perspective