So Long at the Fair (1950)
Paris ! ... city of love and intrigue ... scene of the most fascinating mystery ever filmed !
Vicky Barton and her brother Johnny travel from Naples to visit the 1889 Paris Exhibition. They both sleep in seperate rooms in their hotel. When the she gets up in the morning she finds her brother and his room have disappeared and no one will even acknowledge that he was ever there. Now Vicky must find out what exactly happened to her brother.
- Date of release
- 1950-05-31
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (45)
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Genres
- Mystery, Thriller, Drama
- Director
- Terence Fisher, Antony Darnborough
Casting
- Jean Simmons — Vicky Barton
- Dirk Bogarde — George Hathaway
- David Tomlinson — Johnny Barton
- Marcel Poncin — Narcisse
- Cathleen Nesbitt — Madame Hervé
- Honor Blackman — Rhoda O'Donovan
- Zena Marshall — Nina
- André Morell — Doctor Hart
- Betty Warren — Mrs. O'Donovan
- Eugene Deckers — Day Porter
- Felix Aylmer — British Consul
- Austin Trevor — Police Commissaire
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Pinewood Studios
So Long at the Fair is a 1950 British thriller film directed by Terence Fisher and Antony Darnborough, and starring Jean Simmons and Dirk Bogarde. It was adapted from the 1947 novel of the same name by Anthony Thorne.
Production
Betty Box was appointed producer at the last minute when Antony Darborough was held up on The Astonished Heart. The film was to have cast Françoise Rosay but she dropped out to go to Hollywood.
It was shot at Pinewood Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Cedric Dawe and George Provis. The costumes were designed by Elizabeth Haffenden.
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