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The Happiness of Three Women (1954)

The Happiness of Three Women poster
Directed by
Maurice Elvey
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three women each hope for a better life. Their wishes intersect at a local well in a Welsh village.

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What happens

The Happiness of Three Women is a 1954 British second feature ('B') drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Brenda de Banzie, Donald Houston and Petula Clark. It was adapted from Eynon Evans's Welsh-set 1946 play Wishing Well. The film was released on the Odeon Circuit as a double bill with The Crowded Day (1954). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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