What if your last romance came with two weeks and a war dodger?
After discovering that she has only a short time left to live, concert pianist Lissa travels to Cornwall for the final fling of her life. While there, she falls in love with young mineral prospector Kit, a man whose dark secret prevents him from fighting in the War. Unbeknownst to Lissa, however, Kit's affections are also much in demand from a rival of hers.
Acting
Lockwood's trembling restraint vs Granger's smoldering guilt
Cinematography
Cornish cliffs that dwarf mere human tragedy
Costume
1944 glamour dying in real time
Director
Leslie Arliss
Margaret Lockwood
Lissa Campbell
Stewart Granger
Kit Firth
Patricia Roc
Judy
Tom Walls
Tom Tanner
Reginald Purdell
Albert
Walter Hudd
Ray
Josephine Middleton
Mrs. Pitt Smith
Beatrice Varley
Miss Rossiter
Laurence Hanray
Angus Rossiter
Bryan Herbert
Stuttering Cornish Fisherman
Roy Emerton
Cornish Fisherman
George Merritt
Telephone Engineer
Moira Lister
Carol
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during WWII, the film's sympathetic treatment of a conscientious objector was genuinely controversial with British audiences.
Stewart Granger later called this his worst film, yet it made him a star. The irony!
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