I Thank a Fool

I Thank a Fool

1962/09/14 • Released • English

Drama
5.5
1h 40m

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?

Overview

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.

Director : Robert Stevens

Casts
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

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

Junior Counsel (uncredited)

Grace Arnold

Grace Arnold

2nd Wardress (uncredited)

Paul Beradi

Barrister (uncredited)

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

Marquee Observor (uncredited)

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