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Post by topbilled on Feb 13, 2023 16:33:03 GMT
A doctor investigates his lover's death from blanche-2 on the IMDb
A prominent neurosurgeon (James Mason) investigates the death of his lover (Rosamund John) in "The Upturned Glass" from 1947.
Mason plays Dr. Michael Joyce, an unhappily married man. He tells his students the story of a doctor who, after helping a young girl regain her sight, falls in love with the girl's mother, Emma (Rosamund John). Her husband is away; they decide never to see one another again.
Soon after, he learns that Emma has fallen out a window to her death. Michael doesn't believe it's suicide and sets out to find the killer.
"Today I sat in judgement" from bkoganbing on the IMDb
James Mason in one of his last British films before accepting that contract with MGM and leaving for America plays a doctor who may have become too detached from life. A prominent brain surgeon he accepts the case of young Ann Stephens whose eyesight he saves with a delicate operation. In the process he falls in love with Ann's mother Rosamund John.
Both Mason and John are separated from their respective spouses and we never meet either of them in The Upturned Glass. But their relationship contains a mixture of guilt for both of them. Shortly after they end things, Mason hears that John falls to her death in her own home.
"No, he was perfectly sane. As sane as I am." from ackstasis on the IMDb
In 'The Upturned Glass (1947),' Mason stars as a prominent neurosurgeon giving a lecture on criminology. He offers the case study of Michael Joyce, an upright British gentleman – considered perfectly sane by the good doctor – who is driven to commit murder by "his own ethical convictions." The film's first half is a slow, steady narrative build up, but the final act is perfectly suspenseful.
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Post by topbilled on Feb 17, 2023 18:27:31 GMT
The film can be found here on YouTube:
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Post by cmovieviewer on Feb 18, 2023 20:18:13 GMT
It appears that The Upturned Glass has to date never been shown on TCM. Thank you for calling attention to this film.
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Post by topbilled on Feb 19, 2023 8:49:30 GMT
It appears that The Upturned Glass has to date never been shown on TCM. Thank you for calling attention to this film. You are welcome.
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Looking forward to watching the film with others later today!
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Post by Andrea Doria on Feb 19, 2023 11:49:56 GMT
I just looked at the credits. James Mason's wife, Pamela Mason, plays "Kate." Interesting!
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Post by Fading Fast on Feb 19, 2023 19:58:25 GMT
Hi all, two-screen command central all set and ready to go.
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Post by topbilled on Feb 19, 2023 19:58:33 GMT
I'm almost ready...it starts slow and builds...
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Post by topbilled on Feb 19, 2023 20:00:17 GMT
Hitting play...it's 82 minutes give or take a minute...
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Post by Fading Fast on Feb 19, 2023 20:00:48 GMT
I'm convinced that Muir Mathiason conducted the music for every single British movie from 1930-1960
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Post by Andrea Doria on Feb 19, 2023 20:01:13 GMT
The music has me suspended already.
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Post by ando on Feb 19, 2023 20:01:37 GMT
Greetings all! Looking forward to this!
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Post by topbilled on Feb 19, 2023 20:02:38 GMT
I'm convinced that Muir Mathiason conducted the music for every single British movie from 1930-1960 LOL..probably!
I noticed that Pamela Kellino's hats get a credit.
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Post by topbilled on Feb 19, 2023 20:04:03 GMT
The days when all male college students wore ties....
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Post by Fading Fast on Feb 19, 2023 20:04:17 GMT
I'm convinced that Muir Mathiason conducted the music for every single British movie from 1930-1960 LOL..probably!
I noticed that Pamela Kellino's hats get a credit. That's great; I missed that. Deana Durbin's hats usually deserve their own credit.
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Post by topbilled on Feb 19, 2023 20:05:58 GMT
The mother of the young girl is played by Rosamund John, who was Leslie Howard's favorite British actress.
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