During the last half of the 19th century writer Richard Darrell saves Don Carlos from two robbers, and is entrusted by Don Carlos to take a valuable necklace to Spain. Richard leaves his fiancé, Oriana, and starts the trip. He meets Wycroft, a henchman for Sir Francis Castteldow, an aristocrat out to steal Oriana from Richard. The latter is assaulted, robbed and nearly killed and, as a result, loses his memory. He marries a gypsy girl, Rosal, while Oriana, thinking him dead marries the dastardly Sir Francis. Everybody will meet again. Complications will arise.
Costume
Jean Kent's gypsy wardrobe is absolutely serving.
Acting
Dennis Price plays deliciously smarmy aristocrat.
Production
Gainsborough Pictures' opulent sets on a budget.
Director
Arthur Crabtree
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Stewart Granger's final film for Gainsborough Pictures before his Hollywood contract with MGM. He reportedly found the amnesia plot 'utter tosh' but the paycheck excellent.
Gainsborough's 'costume melodramas' dominated British box offices in the 1940s, deliberately eschewing war realism for escapist romance. Critics sneered; audiences adored.
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