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For Better, for Worse is a British film of genre Comedy directed by J. Lee Thompson with Dirk Bogarde
For Better, for Worse (1954)
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Add to a movie listFor Better, for Worse is a 1954 British comedy film directed by J. Lee Thompson. It was based on Arthur Watkyn's play which had ran for over 500 performances in the West End starring Leslie Phillips and Geraldine McEwan.
It was also known as Cocktails in the Kitchen.
^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p504
^ "SPOTLIGHT ON THE STARS.". Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia). 29 April 1954. p. 24. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
^ "For Better. For Worse | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
Synopsis
A young couple (Dirk Bogarde and Susan Stephen) decide to get married.Actors
Dirk Bogarde
(Tony Howard)
Susan Stephen
(Anne Purves)
Cecil Parker
(Anne's Father)
Eileen Herlie
(Anne's Mother)
Athene Seyler
(Miss Mainbrace)
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