Background

Background (1953)

When a marriage breaks down, what happens to the children?

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1953-11-09
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 20min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Group 3 Productions
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Daniel Birt
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Summary

Two years of deterioration sees John and Barbara Lomax's marriage reduced to bitter sniping and "keeping up appearances" for the sake of the children. When John's old friend Bill professes his love for Barbara, the marriage finally breaks up – causing their three children to react in different ways and their son secretly determined to do Bill harm.

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  • Valerie Hobson

    as Barbie Lomax

  • Philip Friend

    as John Lomax

  • Norman Wooland

    as Bill Ogden

  • Janette Scott

    as Jess Lomax

  • Mandy Miller

    as Linda Lomax

  • Jeremy Spenser

    as Adrian Lomax

  • Lily Kann

    as Brownie

  • Helen Shingler

    as Mary Wallace

  • Thora Hird

    as Mrs. Humphries

  • Louise Hampton

    as Miss Russell

  • Jack Melford

    as Mackay

  • Richard Wattis

    as David Wallace

  • Joss Ambler

    as Judge

  • Paul Harding

    as Arthur Meade

  • Lloyd Lamble

    as Defence Counsel

  • Barbara Hicks

    as Mrs. Young

  • Ernest Butcher

    as Clerk
Directing Shirley Barnes Script Supervisor
Crew Len Page Sound Recordist
Costume & Make-Up Eileen Bates Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Stuart Freeborn Makeup Artist
Directing Daniel Birt Director
Writing Warren Chetham-Strode Screenplay
Production Herbert Mason Producer
Editing John Trumper Editor
Art Michael Stringer Art Direction
Camera Arthur Grant Director of Photography
Directing Denis Johnson Assistant Director

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