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Beware Of Pity


Date: 1946
Type: Drama / Romance
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Black and White
Director: Maurice Elvey
Producer: W P Lipscomb
Comment/Synopsis
An Austrian officer meets a Baroness and invites her to dance only to find she cannot walk due to a riding accident. He takes pity on her and stats to visit which leads to her falling in love with him but he does not have feeling for her. This is a well acted and produced film. It is wordy rather than action, but it does have a strong script. Lilli Palmer gives a good performance as the woman dealing with the emotional and physical consequences of her injury. There are good supporting performances from Linden Travers and Gladys Cooper.
Oscars
None
Novel by:
Stefan Zweig
Production
Two Cities Films