Directed by:
Henry CassScreenplay:
Anne BurnabyCinematography:
Erwin HillierComposer:
Philip GreenCast:
Joan Greenwood, Nigel Patrick, Athene Seyler, Audrey Hepburn, Fabia Drake, Brian Oulton, Irene Handl, Guy Middleton, Derek Farr, Helen Cherry, Jack Mcnaughton (more)Plots(1)
The young wife with a tale to tell is Joan Greenwood, who with husband Nigel Patrick shares a tiny house with several other people. One couple, Derek Farr and Helen Cherry, are as annoyingly "perfect" as the rest of the boarders are not. Much of the comedy hinges on the kookiness of young boarder Audrey Hepburn, just on the verge of stardom (the film was made sometime before Hepburn's breakthrough film Roman Holiday, but released afterward). The usual misunderstandings and mixups form the final scenes of this rambunctious farce. Young Wives' Tale is based on a popular British play by Ronald Jeans. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Joan Greenwood
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Father Brown (1954)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Nigel Patrick
UK
Best movies:
The Browning Version (1951)
Battle of Britain (1969)
The Sound Barrier (1952)
Athene Seyler
UK
Best movies:
The Citadel (1938)
A Tale of Two Cities (1958)
Campbell's Kingdom (1957)
Audrey Hepburn
Belgium
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Roman Holiday (1953)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Fabia Drake
UK
Best movies:
Valmont (1989)
Miss Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye (1985) (TV movie)
A Room with a View (1985)
Brian Oulton
UK
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
The Million Pound Note (1954)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Irene Handl
UK
Best movies:
Brief Encounter (1945)
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Stage Fright (1950)
Guy Middleton
UK
Best movies:
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)
Derek Farr
UK
Best movies:
The Dam Busters (1955)
Young Wives' Tale (1951)
Doctor at Large (1957)
Helen Cherry
UK
Best movies:
Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
Young Wives' Tale (1951)
The Naked Edge (1961)
Jack Mcnaughton
UK
Best movies:
The Dam Busters (1955)
The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
Selma Vaz Dias
Netherlands
Best movies:
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Young Wives' Tale (1951)
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
Joan Sanderson
UK
Best movies:
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Young Wives' Tale (1951)