The Reluctant Widow
A young governess becomes embroiled in French spy intrigue, in this adaptation of a Georgette Heyer novel.
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- Theatrical1 May 1950
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CinemaSerf
12/27/2022
This has, on paper, quite a workmanlike cast to deliver a story of 18th century espionage but sadly it all falls rather flat. Jean Kent is "Helena" who marries a dying man so she can inherit his estate. Shortly afterwards, he duly pops his clogs and she finds herself embroiled in a conspiracy involving a dreadfully wooden Guy Rolfe ( - her new cousin "Lord Carylon") and a not much better Paul Dupuis ("Lord Nivelle").…
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