Cinematography:
Leon ShamroyComposer:
David RaksinCast:
Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, Richard Greene, George Sanders, Glenn Langan, Richard Haydn, Jessica Tandy, Anne Revere, John Russell, Leo G. Carroll (more)Plots(1)
They said it couldn't be done, but they did it: Kathleen Winsor's "notorious", bestselling bodice-ripper Forever Amber actually made it to the screen in 1947 with full censorial approval. Of course, it was necessary to tone down the more erotic passages of Winsor's novel, but the end result pleased fans of the book and bluenosed nonfans alike. A last-minute replacement for British import Peggy Cummins, Linda Darnell steps into the role of 17th century blonde bed-hopper Amber as though she'd been born to play it. Feeling suppressed by her Puritan upbringing, Amber heads to London, finding considerable success as a courtesan (that's the polite word for it). The first real love of her life is dashing soldier Bruce Carlton, who leaves her pregnant and penniless when he marches off to war. Subsequent amours include the sadistic Earl of Radcliffe (a superbly loathsome performance by comic actor Richard Haydn), handsome highwayman Black Jack Mallard (John Russell) and privateer Captain Rex Morgan (Glenn Langan). Surviving the Plague and the Great London Fire with nary a hair out of place, Amber ends up in the arms of no less than King Charles II (wittily portrayed by George Sanders), but true love, as personified by Bruce Carlton, will always elude her. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Leslie Vincent
USA
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David Dunbar
Australia
Best movies:
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Mrs. Miniver (1942)
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Boyd Irwin
UK
Best movies:
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Skip E. Lowe
USA
Best movies:
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Forever Amber (1947)
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Tom Dillon
Ireland
Best movies:
Scarlet Street (1945)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Ottola Nesmith
USA
Best movies:
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Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Patrick Whyte
UK
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William Stelling
USA
Best movies:
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Wuthering Heights (1939)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Fred Libby
USA
Best movies:
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Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
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Richard Bailey
USA
Best movies:
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Ambush (1950)
Forever Amber (1947)