Forbidden
1949, English. Directed by George King.
Set on Blackpool’s Golden Mile, Jim (Douglass Montgomery), a once promising scientist, sets up in business as a patent medicine man selling hair tonic at the fair with his ex-army colleague Dan (Ronald Shiner). Following a fight with local hoods over pitch spaces, Jim falls for Jane (Hazel Court), the girl on a nearby candy floss stall. The two begin dating but Jim fails to mention he is already married.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- George KingDirector
- Douglass MontgomeryJim Harding
- Hazel CourtJane Thompson
- Patricia BurkeDiana Harding
- Garry MarshJerry Burns
- Ronald ShinerDan Collins
- Kenneth GriffithJohnny
- Eliot MakehamPop Thompson
- Frederick LeisterDr. Franklin
- Richard BirdJennings
- Michael MedwinCabby
- Peggy Ann CliffordMillie
- Peter JonesPete
Details
- Released
- 28 February 1949
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Val Valentine, Katherine Strueby
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Forbidden runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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Who directed Forbidden?
Forbidden (1949) was directed by George King and stars Douglass Montgomery, Hazel Court, Patricia Burke.