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One More River

"She was condemned by a world that could not understand!"

A young lady leaves her brutal husband and meets another man on board a ship.

Top Cast

  • Diana Wynyard

    Diana Wynyard

    Claire Corven

  • Frank Lawton

    Frank Lawton

    Tony Croom

  • Mrs. Patrick Campbell

    Mrs. Patrick Campbell

    Lady Mont

  • Jane Wyatt

    Jane Wyatt

    Dinny Cherrell

  • Colin Clive

    Colin Clive

    Sir Gerald Corven

  • Reginald Denny

    Reginald Denny

    David Dornford

  • C. Aubrey Smith

    C. Aubrey Smith

    General Charwell

  • Henry Stephenson

    Henry Stephenson

    Sir Laurence Mont

  • Lionel Atwill

    Lionel Atwill

    Brough

Overview

A young lady leaves her brutal husband and meets another man on board a ship.

Rating

5.2 / 10
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    7 May 29, 2024

    "Claire" (Diana Winyard) is married to aspiring politician "Sir Gerald" (Colin Clive) but he's a bit of a brute. It's an incident with a riding crop that finally sends his wife on a cruise where she encounters "Croom" (Frank Lawton). Unfortunately, her husband cannot be seen to not have his wife at his side and so when she flatly refuses a reconciliation, he sets in motion a public divorce that will call the integrity of not just her, but of her new companion into question. Of course, though still entirely platonic, we know that the relationship between the two has burgeoned somewhat - but this isn't really a film about a romance. It's a rather sad indictment of a judicial system that still looked upon a woman as the property of her husband. Not in a feudal sense, but that she might accuse such a prominent and respectable man of ill-treating her was a charge that was always going to fall on deaf ears. It's the ensuing court hearing that brings this to life a bit, with some sparky sparring from lawyers "Brough" (Lionel Atwill), "Forsythe" (Alan Mowbray) and the inquisitive judge (Gilbert Emery) quite cleverly showcasing the one-sidedness of the whole affair. The film also befits from a great cast of supporting favourites who feature sparingly but add depth to a story of state-supported prejudice that Winyard holds together quite well.

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