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Korda favourite Merle Oberon stars as Jane Benson, a young woman living in a run-down country house with few acquaintances except the local doctor (Rex Harrison). He has just decided to propose when Jane learns she has inherited eighteen million pounds and sets off for adventure. Her attitude is changed by all the media attention and sudden popularity, but as time passes, she finds herself pining for that which money cannot buy.
Original Release
02/12/1939
US Release
03/29/1940
Cast
Name | Character |
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Merle Oberon | Jane Benson |
Rex Harrison | Dr. Freddie Jarvis |
Ursula Jeans | Millie |
Robert Douglas | The Unknown Man / John Flight |
Louis Borel | Pietro |
Zena Dare | Julie |
Peter Haddon | Lord Petcliffe |
David Tree | Journalist |
Mackenzie Ward | Guy |
Elisabeth Welch | Cabaret Singer |
Directors
Thornton Freeland, William K. Howard
Writers
Robert E. Sherwood, Lajos Biró, Anthony Pelissier, Alec Coppel, Arthur Wimperis
Cast
Name | Character |
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Merle Oberon | Jane Benson |
Rex Harrison | Dr. Freddie Jarvis |
Ursula Jeans | Millie |
Robert Douglas | The Unknown Man / John Flight |
Louis Borel | Pietro |
Zena Dare | Julie |
Peter Haddon | Lord Petcliffe |
David Tree | Journalist |
Mackenzie Ward | Guy |
Elisabeth Welch | Cabaret Singer |
Carl Jaffe | Michel |
Herbert Lomas | Ladbrooke |
Wilfred Shine | Frude |
Gerald Nodin | Cartwright |
Bruce Winston | Director of Clinic |
Evelyn Ankers | Sanitarium Patient |
Frank Atkinson | Reporter |
Allan Brett | Reporter |
Meriel Forbes | Miss Fortescue |
Lewis Gilbert | Minor Role |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Alexander Korda | Producer |