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The Upturned Glass( 1947)

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A Powerful NEW Drama of a Mad Love!

Overview

A neurosurgeon relates to his students in medical school a story about an affair he had with a married woman and how after the affair was over, the woman fell out a window and died. The surgeon, suspecting that she was murdered, set out to find her killer -- but, instead of turning the suspect over to the police, he planned to take his own revenge on the murderer.

    Top Billed Cast

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      James Mason

      Michael Joyce

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      Rosamund John

      Emma Wright

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      Pamela Mason

      Kate Howard

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      Ann Stephens

      Ann Wright

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      Morland Graham

      Clay

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      Brefni O'Rorke

      Dr. Farrell

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      Henry Oscar

      Coroner

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      Jane Hylton

      Miss Marsh

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      Sheila Huntington

      First Girl Student

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      Susan Shaw

      Second Girl Student

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      Peter Cotes

      Male Student

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      Nuna Davey

      Mrs. Jenny Deva

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      Judith Carol

      Joan Scott-Trotter

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      Janet Burnell

      Sylvia

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      John Monaghan

      U.S. Driver

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      Beatrice Varley

      Injured Girl's Mother

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      Hélène Burls

      Farm Laborer's Wife

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      Howard Douglas

      Lorry Driver

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      Richard Afton

      Lorry Driver's Mate

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      Cyril Chamberlain

      Junior Doctor (uncredited)

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      Lyn Evans

      County Policeman

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      Maurice Denham

      Mobile Policeman

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      Glyn Rowland

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      John Stone

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Margaret Withers

      Party Guest

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      John Tatum

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      George Merritt

      Policeman (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jul 07 2022
    James Mason is both measured and potent in this crime story of a brain surgeon "Michael Joyce" who performs a life-saving operation on a young girl. He falls in love with the girl's (married) mother "Emma" (Rosamund John) and when she is found dead at the foot of her bedroom window one day, he begins to question the verdict of suicide and determines to get to the bottom of what really happened. It's told by way of a retrospective - he is lecturing his students about a "fictional" case of murder where the killer is sane and calculating - and that gives the story quite a bit of pace and menace. T...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • british noir
    • neurosurgeon