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The Halfway House 1944 Directed by Basil Dearden

A group of travellers, each with a personal problem that they want to hide, arrive at a mysterious Welsh country inn. There is a certain strangeness in the air as they are greeted by the innkeeper and his daughter. Why are all the newspapers a year old? And why doesn't Gwyneth seem to cast a shadow?

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Welsh
Gneres Drama , Fantasy , Mystery
Production Company Ealing Studios
Release Date 2 April 1944
95 mins
Cast
Glynis Johns Gwyneth
Sally Ann Howes Joanna French
Françoise Rosay Alice Meadows
Tom Walls Capt. Meadows
Esmond Knight David Davies
Guy Middleton Fortescue
Valerie White Jill French
Richard Bird Squadron Leader Richard French
Pat McGrath Terence
Philippa Hiatt Margaret
Roland Pertwee Prison Governor
C. V. France Mr Truscott - Solicitor
Eliot Makeham George - Davies' Valet
John Boxer Doctor
Rachel Thomas Miss Morgan - Landlady
Joss Ambler Pinsent
Jack Jones Welsh Porter
Moses Jones Welsh Porter
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