A Question of Adultery

A Question of Adultery (1958)

Artificial Insemination - the burning problem of today

Mark Loring is madly jealous of his wife, Mary, former American cabaret singer. Due to an automobile accident, she loses her unborn child, and Mark becomes sterile. His father, Brit-stuffy Sir John Loring, has never approved of the marriage and, again, tries to break it up. Believing that a child will hold the marriage together, Mary suggests artificial insemination to Mark, who finally agrees to accompany her to a clinic in Switzerland. However, when she is again pregnant, Mark finds it impossible to reconcile himself to the situation and leaves her. Prompted by his father, Mark sues for divorce, accusing her of adultery. She contests the divorce and a trial concerns itself with whether or not artificial insemination is a question of adultery. The Catholic Church's National League of Decency placed this film on its Condemned" list.

Date of release
1958-07-15
TMDB
4.5 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Drama
Director
Don Chaffey

Casting

Interesting facts

A Question of Adultery is a 1958 British drama film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Julie London and Anthony Steel.

Production

It was the first movie about artificial insemination. It was produced by Raymond Stross, who had just enjoyed box office success with The Flesh Is Weak (1957), a story of prostitution, directed by Don Chaffey.

Stross was talking about making a film of the play in 1953.

The film was announced in August 1957. It was reportedly based on an original story by Anne Edwards, written with producer Raymond Stross. The film was approved "in principle" by the Production Code, but final approval had to be given on seeing the final movie. The title came about because British courts at the time regarded artificial insemination as adultery.

The original stars were to be Julie London and John Cassavetes.

In October, Rick Jason was offered the male lead, but he turned it down. Eventually, Anthony Steel was cast. Filming began in England in November 1957 at Elstree Studios. The film was also known during production as My Strange Affair, the title of a song that London sings in the film.

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