Madeleine Page #9

Synopsis: The middle-class family of a young woman cannot understand why she delays in marrying a respectable young man. They know nothing about her long-standing affair with a Frenchman.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): David Lean
Production: Universal Pictures
 
IMDB:
7.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
APPROVED
Year:
1950
101 min
420 Views


Hugh Hunter, Robert Andrew, George Gibb,

William Moffatt, Alexander Thompson.

MAN:
Yes, sir.

Court!

Who speaks for you?

I do.

CLERK:
What is your verdict?

FOREMAN:
In respect of the first

count in the indictment,

the jury by majority find the prisoner

not guilty.

In respect of the second count,

the jury by majority

find the charge against the prisoner

not proven.

NARRATOR:
Not proven.

Such a verdict could only be given

in Scotland.

Madeleine Smith left the court,

neither guilty, nor not guilty.

The charge could not be proved.

(Cheering)

Madeleine Smith, ye have heard

the indictment.

Were ye guilty or not guilty?

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Nicholas Phipps

Nicholas Phipps (23 June 1913 – 11 April 1980) was a British actor and screenwriter who appeared in more than thirty films during a career that lasted between 1938 and 1970. He was born in London in 1913. He appeared mainly in British comedy films, often specialising in playing military figures. He was also an occasional screenwriter, sometimes working on the script for films in which he acted. Best known for his collaborations with Herbert Wilcox and Ralph Thomas, Phipps wrote some of the most popular British films of all time, including Spring in Park Lane (1948) and Doctor in the House (1954). He retired from acting in 1970.His script for the 1954 film Doctor in the House was nominated for a BAFTA. more…

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