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If Winter Comes (1947)

A.S.M. Hutchinson's beloved classic of English countryside life becomes a screen masterpiece !

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 37M

Director : Victor Saville
Writer : Marguerite Roberts, Arthur Wimperis

Synopsis

It's 1939 in the small English town of Penny Green and events in Poland are about to change lives. Mark Sabre, a writer of school textbooks, has married Mabel "on the rebound", after his real love Nona marries someone else. Just as war is about to break out, Nona returns home with her husband Tony. Mabel is sure she can hold onto Mark, though. But misunderstood good deeds on Mark's part turn life for him upside down when his relationship with a young girl starts tongues wagging. Soon, wartime casualties take their toll in Penny Green as well as on the front, as the death of fighting men affects lives back home.

Actors

Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon
Mark Sabre
Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr
Nona Tybar
Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury
Mabel Sabre
Binnie Barnes
Binnie Barnes
Natalie Bagshaw
Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh
Effie Bright
May Whitty
May Whitty
Mrs. Perch
René Ray
René Ray
Sarah 'Low Jinks'
Virginia Keiley
Virginia Keiley
Rebecca 'High Jinks'
Reginald Owen
Reginald Owen
Mr. Fortune
John Abbott
John Abbott
Mr. Twyning
Rhys Williams
Rhys Williams
Mr. William Bright
Hugh French
Hugh French
Tony Tybar
Dennis Hoey
Dennis Hoey
Tiny Wilson
Nicholas Joy
Nicholas Joy
Mr. Pettigrew
Halliwell Hobbes
Halliwell Hobbes
The Coroner
Victor Wood
Victor Wood
Mr. Fargus
Hughie Green
Hughie Green
Freddie Perch
James Wethered
James Wethered
Harold Twyning
Owen McGiveney
Owen McGiveney
Uncle Fouraker
Ian Wolfe
Ian Wolfe
Dr. Clement Avington (uncredited)

Crews

Victor Saville
Victor Saville
Director
A.S.M. Hutchinson
A.S.M. Hutchinson
Novel
Marguerite Roberts
Marguerite Roberts
Screenplay
Arthur Wimperis
Arthur Wimperis
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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