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I Thank a Fool

I Thank a Fool

Who is Fool? The Woman Who Would Kill for Love? The Wife Who Would Give Her Life for Her Love? Or the Husband Who Would Look "Elsewhere" for Love?
Sep 14, 19621h 40minGB
5.5
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Synopsis

After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical license and spends two years in prison. Once she has completed her sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted Christine, Stephen Dane, hires her to care for his emotionally unstable wife, Liane. Christine takes the job, but when Liane's allegedly dead father reappears, Christine sets out to reveal the family's dark secrets.

TitleI Thank a Fool
RealesedSep 14, 1962
WriterAnatole de Grunwald
DirectorRobert Stevens
CountryUnited Kingdom
CompaniesDe Grunwald Productions
Susan Hayward

Susan Hayward

Christine Allison
Peter Finch

Peter Finch

Stephen Dane
Diane Cilento

Diane Cilento

Liane Dane
Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Captain Ferris
Kieron Moore

Kieron Moore

Roscoe
Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Ebblington
Athene Seyler

Athene Seyler

Aunt Heather Chandler
Miriam Karlin

Miriam Karlin

Woman in the Black Maria
Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith

O'Grady
J.G. Devlin

J.G. Devlin

Coroner
Clive Morton

Clive Morton

Judge
Richard Leech

Richard Leech

Irish Doctor
Brenda De Banzie

Brenda De Banzie

Nurse Drew
Yolande Turner

Yolande Turner

Polly
Marguerite Brennan

Marguerite Brennan

Irish Barmaid
Judith Furse

Judith Furse

1st Wardress
Peter Sallis

Peter Sallis

Sleazy Doctor
Joan Benham

Joan Benham

Restaurant Manager
Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Landlady
Edwin Apps

Edwin Apps

Junior Counsel (uncredited)
Grace Arnold

Grace Arnold

2nd Wardress (uncredited)
Paul Beradi

Paul Beradi

Barrister (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth

Ernest Blyth

Court Official (uncredited)
Donald Gray

Donald Gray

Polly's Husband (uncredited)
Guy Standeven

Guy Standeven

Barrister (uncredited)
Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Police Inspector (uncredited)
Fred Wood

Fred Wood

Marquee Observor (uncredited)
I Thank a Fool
I Thank a Fool