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This is a collection of three stories written and introduced by W Somerset Maugham. The first is The Verger, the story of an illiterate man dismissed from his job who decides to set up a tobacconist and amasses a small fortune. The next, Mr Knowall, tells of a man with an infuriating habit of talking to everyone and pretending to know everything. Finally, Sanatorium depicts the communal life and loves of a group of mostly terminally ill patients in a sanatorium.
Original Release
08/01/1950
US Release
10/10/1950
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Hayter | Albert Foreman - Coach Driver (segment "The Verger") / Albert Foreman (segment "The Verger") |
| Kathleen Harrison | Emma Brown Foreman (segment "The Verger") / Emma Foreman (in segment The Verger) |
| Felix Aylmer | Bank Manager (segment "The Verger") / Bank Manager |
| Lana Morris | Gladys (segment "The Verger") / Gladys |
| Michael Hordern | Vicar (segment "The Verger") / Vicar |
| Glyn Houston | Ted (segment "The Verger") / Ted |
| Eliot Makeham | Sexton (segment "The Verger") / Sexton |
| Henry Edwards | Church Warden (segment "The Verger") / Church Warden |
| Anne Crawford | Mrs. Ramsey (segment "Mr. Know-All") / Mrs. Ramsey (in segment Mr. Know-All) |
| Nigel Patrick | Max Kelada (segment "Mr. Know-All") / Max Kelada (in segment Mr. Know-All) |
Directors
Writers
W. Somerset Maugham, Noel Langley, R.C. Sherriff
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Hayter | Albert Foreman - Coach Driver (segment "The Verger") / Albert Foreman (segment "The Verger") |
| Kathleen Harrison | Emma Brown Foreman (segment "The Verger") / Emma Foreman (in segment The Verger) |
| Felix Aylmer | Bank Manager (segment "The Verger") / Bank Manager |
| Lana Morris | Gladys (segment "The Verger") / Gladys |
| Michael Hordern | Vicar (segment "The Verger") / Vicar |
| Glyn Houston | Ted (segment "The Verger") / Ted |
| Eliot Makeham | Sexton (segment "The Verger") / Sexton |
| Henry Edwards | Church Warden (segment "The Verger") / Church Warden |
| Anne Crawford | Mrs. Ramsey (segment "Mr. Know-All") / Mrs. Ramsey (in segment Mr. Know-All) |
| Nigel Patrick | Max Kelada (segment "Mr. Know-All") / Max Kelada (in segment Mr. Know-All) |
| Naunton Wayne | Mr. Ramsey (segment "Mr. Know-All") / Mr. Ramsey |
| Wilfrid Hyde-White | Mr. Gray (segment "Mr. Know-All") / Mr. Gray (segment Mr. Know-It-All) |
| Clive Morton | Ship's Captain (segment "Mr. Know-All") / Ship's Captain |
| Bill Travers | Fellowes (segment "Mr. Know-All") / Fellowes (segment Mr. Know-It-All) |
| Dennis Harkin | Captain's steward (segment "Mr. Know-All") / Captain's Steward |
| Michael Medwin | Steward (segment "Mr. Know-All") / Steward |
| Jean Simmons | Evie Bishop (segment "Sanatorium") / Evie Bishop (segment Sanatorium) |
| Michael Rennie | Major Templeton (segment "Sanatorium") / Major George Templeton (segment Sanatorium) |
| Roland Culver | Mr. Ashenden (segment "Sanatorium") / Mr. Ashenden |
| Raymond Huntley | Mr. Henry Chester (segment "Sanatorium") / Mr. Henry Chester |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Antony Darnborough | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1951 | Oscar | Best Sound, Recording | Nominated |
