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{{short description|1949 film by Gregory Ratoff}}
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| name = That Dangerous Age<BR>If This Be Sin
| name = That Dangerous Age<BR>If This Be Sin
| image = That Dangerous Age - Film Poster.jpg
| image = That Dangerous Age - Film Poster.jpg
| image_size = 225px
| caption = United States Theatrical release poster
| caption = United States Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Gregory Ratoff]]
| director = [[Gregory Ratoff]]
| producer = Gregory Ratoff
| producer = Gregory Ratoff
| writer = [[Margaret Kennedy]] (play) <br> [[Ilya Surguchev]] (play) <br> [[Ben Simcoe]] <br> [[Gene Markey ]]
| writer = [[Gene Markey]]
| starring = [[Myrna Loy]] <br> [[Roger Livesey]] <br> [[Peggy Cummins]] <br> [[Richard Greene]]
| based_on = a story by [[Ben Simcoe]] based on the play ''Autumn'' by [[Margaret Kennedy]] and [[Ilya Surguchev]]
| starring = [[Myrna Loy]] <br> [[Peggy Cummins]] <br> [[Richard Greene]] <br> [[Roger Livesey]]
| cinematography = [[Anchise Brizzi]] <br> [[Georges Périnal]]
| cinematography = [[Georges Périnal]] <br> [[Anchise Brizzi]] (Italian sequences)
| editing = [[Gerald Turney-Smith ]]
| editing = [[Gerald Turney-Smith]]
| music = [[Mischa Spoliansky]]
| music = [[Mischa Spoliansky]]
| studio = [[London Film Productions]]
| studio = [[London Film Productions]]
| distributor = [[British Lion Films]] <br> [[United Artists]] (US)
| distributor = [[British Lion Films]]
| released = 5 September 1949
| released = {{Film date|1949|09|05|df=yes}}
| runtime = 98 minutes
| runtime = 98 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
| language = [[English language|English]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| gross = £176,577 (UK) <ref>Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', ''Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television'', Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p489</ref>
| gross = £176,577 (UK) <ref>{{cite journal|first=Vincent |last=Porter |title=The Robert Clark Account: Films released in Britain by Associated British Pictures, British Lion, MGM, and Warner Bros., 1946‐1957 |journal=Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television |volume=20 |number=4 |year=2000 |page=489 |doi=10.1080/713669742}}</ref>
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'''''That Dangerous Age''''' is a 1949 British [[romance film]] directed by [[Gregory Ratoff]] and starring [[Myrna Loy]], [[Roger Livesey]] and [[Peggy Cummins]].<ref>http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/53749</ref> It was adapted from the play ''[[Autumn (play)|Autumn]]'' by [[Margaret Kennedy]] and Ilya Surguchev. The film was released under the [[alternative title]] of '''''If This Be Sin''''' in the United States.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041501/ IMDB If This Be Sin]</ref> It was shot at [[Shepperton Studios]] and [[location filming|on location]] in [[London]] and [[Capri]]. The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]] [[Andrej Andrejew]].
'''''That Dangerous Age''''' is a 1949 British [[romance film]] directed by [[Gregory Ratoff]] and starring [[Myrna Loy]], [[Roger Livesey]] and [[Peggy Cummins]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/53749 |title=That Dangerous Age |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113212044/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/53749 |archive-date=13 January 2009 |website=BFI.org}}</ref> It was adapted from the play ''[[Autumn (play)|Autumn]]'' by [[Margaret Kennedy]] and Ilya Surguchev. The film was released under the [[alternative title]] of '''''If This Be Sin''''' in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78964/that-dangerous-age |title=That Dangerous Age |website=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref> It was shot at [[Shepperton Studios]] and [[location filming|on location]] in [[London]] and [[Capri]]. The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]] [[Andrej Andrejew]].


==Premise==
==Plot==
Sir Brian Brooke, a famous attorney, collapses while acting as defense counsel in a high-profile murder trial. Doctor Thorvald informs his (second) wife Cathy that Brian needs to rest for six months or he will die; Brian is also temporarily blind. They and Brian's daughter Monica relax in Italy.
A lady on the Isle of [[Capri]], neglected by a husband who works too much, strikes up a romance with another man.

They receive an anonymous letter accusing Cathy of carrying on an affair with Brian's junior partner, Michael Barcleigh. Brian's lawyer instincts makes him believe it, until Cathy reveals that Michael has confided to her that he is in love with Monica. Brian is apologetic, and delighted by the news. However, Cathy has lied, and the letter is correct.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Myrna Loy]] as Lady Cathy Brooke
* [[Myrna Loy]] as Lady Cathy Brooke
* [[Roger Livesey]] as Sir Brian Brooke
* [[Peggy Cummins]] as Monica Brooke
* [[Peggy Cummins]] as Monica Brooke
* [[Richard Greene]] as Michael Barcleigh
* [[Richard Greene]] as Michael Barcleigh
* [[Roger Livesey]] as Sir Brian Brooke
* [[Elizabeth Allan]] as Lady Sybil
* [[Elizabeth Allan]] as Lady Sybil
* [[Gerard Heinz]] as Doctor Thorvald
* [[Gerard Heinz]] as Doctor Thorvald
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* [[Ronald Adam (actor)|Ronald Adam]] as Prosecutor
* [[Ronald Adam (actor)|Ronald Adam]] as Prosecutor
* [[Wilfrid Hyde-White]] as Mr Potts
* [[Wilfrid Hyde-White]] as Mr Potts
* [[Henry Caine]] as Mr Nyburg
* Henry Caine as Mr Nyburg
* [[Patrick Waddington]] as Rosley
* [[Patrick Waddington]] as Rosley
* [[Edith Sharpe]] as Angela Caine
* [[Edith Sharpe]] as Angela Caine
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Latest revision as of 15:48, 29 September 2024

That Dangerous Age
If This Be Sin
United States Theatrical release poster
Directed byGregory Ratoff
Written byGene Markey
Based ona story by Ben Simcoe based on the play Autumn by Margaret Kennedy and Ilya Surguchev
Produced byGregory Ratoff
StarringMyrna Loy
Peggy Cummins
Richard Greene
Roger Livesey
CinematographyGeorges Périnal
Anchise Brizzi (Italian sequences)
Edited byGerald Turney-Smith
Music byMischa Spoliansky
Production
company
Distributed byBritish Lion Films
Release date
  • 5 September 1949 (1949-09-05)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office£176,577 (UK) [1]

That Dangerous Age is a 1949 British romance film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Myrna Loy, Roger Livesey and Peggy Cummins.[2] It was adapted from the play Autumn by Margaret Kennedy and Ilya Surguchev. The film was released under the alternative title of If This Be Sin in the United States.[3] It was shot at Shepperton Studios and on location in London and Capri. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew.

Plot

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Sir Brian Brooke, a famous attorney, collapses while acting as defense counsel in a high-profile murder trial. Doctor Thorvald informs his (second) wife Cathy that Brian needs to rest for six months or he will die; Brian is also temporarily blind. They and Brian's daughter Monica relax in Italy.

They receive an anonymous letter accusing Cathy of carrying on an affair with Brian's junior partner, Michael Barcleigh. Brian's lawyer instincts makes him believe it, until Cathy reveals that Michael has confided to her that he is in love with Monica. Brian is apologetic, and delighted by the news. However, Cathy has lied, and the letter is correct.

Cast

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Comic book adaption

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References

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  1. ^ Porter, Vincent (2000). "The Robert Clark Account: Films released in Britain by Associated British Pictures, British Lion, MGM, and Warner Bros., 1946‐1957". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 20 (4): 489. doi:10.1080/713669742.
  2. ^ "That Dangerous Age". BFI.org. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
  3. ^ "That Dangerous Age". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Movie Love #2". Grand Comics Database.
  5. ^ Movie Love #2 at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
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