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Title: The Quiet Woman


Date: 1951
Type: Crime drama / Romance
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Black and White
Director: John Gilling
Producer:

Comment
A woman (Jane Hylton) takes over a pub and finds it is being used by a smuggler to store contraband. She tells him to remove it, but gradually falls for him. Meanwhile a policeman arrives with his jealous girlfriend (Dianne Foster). Jane Hylton gives a quietly brooding but strong performance. The plot steps up in hte final third as her husband appears having escaped from prison. This British B picture is helped by the performances from Jane Hylton, Dianne Foster and Dora Bryan.

Actors

Derek BondDerek Bond
jane HyltonJane Hylton
Dora BryanDora Bryan
Michael Balfour
John HorsleyJohn Horsley
Harry TowbHarry Towb
Dianne FosterDianne Foster

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