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A young pianist (Anne Todd) is prone to fits of depression and suicide attempts. With the help of a psychiatrist (Herbert Lom), she begins to unravel her past, rediscover her true identity and work out who she really loves, in order to enable her to play again. James Mason stars as her sadistic guardian.
British suspense thriller. Van Johnson stars as Major Baxter Grant, an American army doctor in post-war Germany who is falsely accused of illegal drug dealing. Determined to find a way to prove his innocence, he escapes to Berlin where his wife Anna (Katherine Kath) is still living. Unbeknownst to him, however, Anna has sublet their flat to cabaret singer Lilli Hoffman (Hildegarde Knef). As Grant becomes the quarry of both the German police and American army investigator Carson (Cec Linder), he finds himself thrown upon Lilli's mercy.
During the immediate post-war years, the Huggetts were undoubtedly Britain's favourite film family. Unashamedly working-class the family epitomised the spirit of a united nation relishing simple pleasures with a cheery, down-to-earth smile. In 'Holiday Camp' (1947), the Huggett family's off on a spot of hols, led by dad Joe (Jack Warner). They arrive at one of Britain's largest holiday camps and soon find their lives intertwined with those of fellow holidaymakers Jimmy Gardner (Jimmy Hanley), a 21-year-old sailor jilted at the altar, spinster Esther Harman (Flora Robson) and flashy 'Binkie' Hardwicke (Dennis Price). In 'Here Come the Huggetts' (1948), the Huggett family returns in a home grown adventure as the family is about to have the telephone installed. In 'The Huggetts Abroad' (1949), the Huggett family is down on its luck, as father Joe is unemployed. Son-in-law Jimmy has a job waiting for him in South Africa, but no transport, so the whole clan sets off for the far continent.in the car. Along the way they have to cope with a breakdown, a broken compass in the Sahara, diamond smugglers and a spell in prison. In 'Vote for Huggett' (1948), Joe decides to enter the world of politics, causing uproar in his own household and the local community.
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