A Tomb with a View
1951 British TV series or programme From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Tomb with a View is a 1951 British television play set in Monte Carlo.
A Tomb with a View | |
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Based on | A Tomb with a View by Lance Sieveking |
Written by | Lance Sieveking |
Directed by | Lance Sieveking |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Original release | |
Release | 1951 |
It was based on a 1950 novel by Lance Sieveking, who also wrote and directed the television version.[1][2]
Cast
- Jean Anderson as Miss Heron
- Elwyn Brook-Jones as Walter Cream
- Robert Brown as Alec Lanch
- Diane Cilento as Amy Heron
- Selma Vaz Dias as Irma Fornas-Mertz
- Richard Goolden as Ex-Insp. Renishaw CID
- Katie Johnson as Mrs. Heron
- Mary Merrall as Zoe Ballantyne
Reception
The Evening Sentinel thought the author "tried to do too much."[3]
The Birmingham Mail felt the handling of the first half was "bewildering... it was impossible to realise what it was about."[4]
The Manchester Evening News called it "a resounding failure".[5]
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External links
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