The Forbidden Street

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Release date: Mar 31, 1949

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Movie Info

The Anglo-American co-production Britannia Mews was released in the U.S. as The Affairs of Adelaide, then reissued as Forbidden Street, the title it carries today. Set in the Victoria era, the film focuses upon Adelaide (Maureen O'Hara), a young lady of good family who renounces both name and fame when she marries an impoverished artist (Dana Andrews). When her husband is killed in an accident, Adelaide is blackmailed by a spiteful old hag (Dame Sybil Thorndike) who claims that the girl killed her spouse. Enter a handsome young barrister who is the living image of Adelaide's late husband (and who, accordingly, is also played by Dana Andrews). He extricates Adelaide from her plight, reunites her with her family, and along the way falls in love with her himself. Ring Lardner Jr. adapted Britannia Mews from a novel by Margery Sharp. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Drama, Romance
Directed By:

Jean Negulesco
Written By:

Ring Lardner Jr.
In Theaters:

Mar 31, 1949 limited
Runtime:

91 minutes
Studio:

20th Century Fox Film Corporation

Cast

Maureen O'Hara
as Adelaide 'Addie' Culver

Dana Andrews
as Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale

Sybil Thorndike
as Mrs. 'The Sow' Mounsey

Wilfrid Hyde-White
as Mr. Culver

June Allen
as Adelaide as a Child

Anthony Tancred
as Treff Culver

Anthony Lamb
as Treff as a Child

Fay Compton
as Mrs. Culver

Anne Butchart
as Alice Hambro

Suzanne Gibbs
as Alice as a Child

Diane Hart
as The Blazer

Heather Latham
as Blazer as a Child

Herbert C. Walton
as The Old Un

A.E. Matthews
as Mr. Bly

Mary Martlew
as Milly Lauderdale

Gwynne Whitby
as Miss Bryant

Harold E. Scott
as Benson

Neil North
as Jimmy Hambro

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Critic Reviews for The Forbidden Street

All Critics (1) | Rotten (1)

Only Miss Fay Compton as Miss O'Hara's mother and Mr. Anthony Tancred as her brother bring a touch of reality into this shadow play, surely, so far, the most disappointing film of the year.

Jun 19, 2018 | Full Review…

Virginia Graham
The Spectator