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I Thank a Fool

19625.5 / 10100 min
Drama

Overview

Who is Fool? The Woman Who Would Kill for Love? The Wife Who Would Give Her Life for Her Love? Or the Husband Who Would Look "Elsewhere" for Love?

After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical license and spends two years in prison. Once she has completed her sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted Christine, Stephen Dane, hires her to care for his emotionally unstable wife, Liane. Christine takes the job, but when Liane's allegedly dead father reappears, Christine sets out to reveal the family's dark secrets.

Cast

Susan Hayward

Susan Hayward

Christine Allison

Peter Finch

Peter Finch

Stephen Dane

Diane Cilento

Diane Cilento

Liane Dane

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Captain Ferris

Kieron Moore

Kieron Moore

Roscoe

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Ebblington

Athene Seyler

Athene Seyler

Aunt Heather Chandler

Miriam Karlin

Miriam Karlin

Woman in the Black Maria

Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith

O'Grady

J.G. Devlin

J.G. Devlin

Coroner

Clive Morton

Clive Morton

Judge

Richard Leech

Richard Leech

Irish Doctor

Brenda De Banzie

Brenda De Banzie

Nurse Drew

Yolande Turner

Yolande Turner

Polly

Marguerite Brennan

Marguerite Brennan

Irish Barmaid

Judith Furse

Judith Furse

1st Wardress

Peter Sallis

Peter Sallis

Sleazy Doctor

Joan Benham

Joan Benham

Restaurant Manager

Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Landlady

Edwin Apps

Edwin Apps

Junior Counsel (uncredited)

Grace Arnold

Grace Arnold

2nd Wardress (uncredited)

Paul Beradi

Paul Beradi

Barrister (uncredited)

Ernest Blyth

Ernest Blyth

Court Official (uncredited)

Donald Gray

Donald Gray

Polly's Husband (uncredited)

Guy Standeven

Guy Standeven

Barrister (uncredited)

Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Police Inspector (uncredited)

Fred Wood

Fred Wood

Marquee Observor (uncredited)

Crew

Ron Goodwin

Ron Goodwin

Original Music Composer

Frank Clarke

Frank Clarke

Editor

Anatole de Grunwald

Anatole de Grunwald

Producer

Roy Parkinson

Roy Parkinson

Associate Producer

Harry Waxman

Harry Waxman

Director of Photography

Tony Sforzini

Tony Sforzini

Makeup Artist

Irene Howard

Irene Howard

Casting

Sean Kenny

Sean Kenny

Production Design

Joan Johnstone

Joan Johnstone

Hairstylist

Elizabeth Haffenden

Elizabeth Haffenden

Costume Design

Basil Somner

Basil Somner

Production Manager

Audrey Erskine-Lindop

Audrey Erskine-Lindop

Novel

Karl Tunberg

Karl Tunberg

Writer

Robert Stevens

Robert Stevens

Director

David Tomblin

David Tomblin

Assistant Director

Pamela Cornell

Pamela Cornell

Set Dresser

Pamela Cornell

Pamela Cornell

Set Decoration