Room in the House

Room in the House
Directed by	Maurice Elvey
Produced by	Alfred Shaughnessy
Written by	Alfred Shaughnessy
Based on	play Bless This House by Eynon Evans
Starring	Patrick Barr Hubert Gregg Marjorie Rhodes
Music by	Edwin Astley
Cinematography	Gerald Gibbs
Edited by	Robert Jordan Hill (as Robert Hill)
Production company	Act Films Ltd
Distributed by	Monarch Film Corporation (UK)
Release dates	July 1955 (UK)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Room in the House is a 1955 comedy-drama film directed by Maurice Elvey.^[1] The film's screenplay, by Alfred Shaughnessy, is based on Eynon Evans's play Bless This House.^[2] The film was produced by Alfred Shaughnessy for Act Films Ltd.^[3]

Plot

Ageing widow Betsy Richards stays with each of her three sons in turn, to find out who she'd prefer to spend the rest of her days with. When her favorite, Hugh, leaves for America, she becomes distressed. Finally, the sons rally round and buy Betsy her own cottage in the village.

Cast and characters

Actor/Actress	Role
Patrick Barr	Jack Richards
Hubert Gregg	Hugh Richards
Marjorie Rhodes	Betsy Richards
Leslie Dwyer	Benji Pugh
Rachel Gurney	Mary
Margaret Anderson	Christine
Josephine Griffin	Julia
Helen Shingler	Ethel
Anthony Marlowe	David Richards

References

↑ "Room in the House (1955)". BFI.
↑ "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film". google.co.uk.
↑ Action! Fifty Years in the Life of a Union. Published: 1983 (UK). Publisher: ACTT. ISBN 0 9508993 0 5. ACT Films Limited - Ralph Bond p81 (producer listed as Alfred Shaughnessy)

External links

Room in the House at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Maurice Elvey

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