In 19th century England, Jassy is a young Gypsy girl blessed with the gift of second sight. Pursued by superstitious villagers, she is rescued by the son of the owner of Mordelaine, a vast stately home. Unfortunately, his father's drinking and gambling threaten the very ownership of the house. Despite her humble origins as a servant girl, Jassy must try to use her talents to climb the social ladder and save Mordelaine for the man whom she loves.
Acting
Margaret Lockwood's smoldering, calculating Jassy—she's playing 4D chess in period dress.
Cinematography
Gainsborough Studios' lush, shadow-drenched estate porn.
Costume
Jassy's transformation from rags to silk gowns = visual storytelling.
Director
Bernard Knowles
Margaret Lockwood
Jassy Woodroofe
Patricia Roc
Dilys Helmar
Dennis Price
Christopher Hatton
Basil Sydney
Nick Helmar
Dermot Walsh
Barney Hatton
Esma Cannon
Lindy Wicks
Cathleen Nesbitt
Elizabeth Twisdale
Linden Travers
Beatrice Helmar
Nora Swinburne
Mrs. Hatton
Ernest Thesiger
Sir Edward Follesmark
Jean Cadell
Meggie
Grace Arnold
Housemaid
John Laurie
Tom Woodroofe
Grey Blake
Stephen Fennell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Margaret Lockwood was Britain's biggest box office draw in 1946; Jassy was her attempt to pivot from villainous 'wicked lady' roles to more sympathetic anti-heroines.
Gainsborough melodramas like Jassy were dismissed as 'women's weepies' by critics but dominated postwar British cinema—this is peak 'guilty pleasure' that invented the form.
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