The Forbidden Street (1949)

Original title

Britannia Mews

Directed by

Jean Negulesco

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy young woman marries a poor, drunken artist in Victorian London. After he dies, she takes in a lodger and falls in love.

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What happens

The Forbidden Street is a 1949 British melodrama film directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Dana Andrews, Maureen O'Hara, Sybil Thorndike, Fay Compton and A. E. Matthews. Set in Victorian London, it tells the story of a wealthy young woman who marries a poor drunken artist and struggles to make ends meet; after his death, she takes in a lodger, with whom she falls in love. The film is based on the 1946 novel Britannia Mews by Margery Sharp. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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