''Spring Song'' is a 1946 British

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Montgomery Tully Montgomery Tully (6 May 190410 October 1988) was an Irish film director and writer. Film career Born in Dublin, Tully studied at the University of London, and originally entered the film industry as a director of documentaries. Later, Tully wo ...

and starring

Peter Graves Peter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness; March 18, 1926 – March 14, 2010) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Jim Phelps in the CBS television series ''Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series), Mission: Impossible'' from 1967 ...

Carol Raye Carol Raye (17 January 1923 – 18 June 2022 as Kathleen Mary Corkrey and also billed as Carole Raye) was a British-born Australian actress of film, television, radio, theatre and revue, comedian, singer, dancer, and radio and television prod ...

and Lawrence O'Madden.BFI.org
/ref> The film follows the history of a

brooch A brooch (, also ) is a decorative jewelry item designed to be attached to garments, often to fasten them together. It is usually made of metal, often silver or gold or some other material. Brooches are frequently decorated with enamel or with g ...

after it is given as a present by a man to a woman in 1911.

Cast

- Tony Winster *

- Janet Hill/Janet Ware * Lawrence O'Madden - Johnnie Ware *

Leni Lynn Leni Lynn (born Angelina Ciofani; May 3, 1923 – January 1, 2010) was an American actress and a contralto singer. She was also known as Leni Hoffer. The daughter of a Pasaic, New Jersey, factory worker, Francesco Ciofani, and his wife, Carme ...

- Vera Dale * Netta Westcott - Lady Norchester * Diana Calderwood - Mary Norchester * David Horne - Sir Anthony * Finlay Currie - Cobb *

Alan Wheatley Alan Wheatley (19 April 1907 – 30 August 1991) was an English actor. He was a well known stage actor in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, appeared in forty films between 1931 and 1965 and was a frequent broadcaster on radio from the 1930s to the ...

- Menelli * Peter Penn - Carrington *

Maire O'Neill Maire O'Neill (born Mary Agnes Allgood; 11 January 1886 – 2 November 1952) was an Irish actress of stage and film. She holds a place in theatre history as the first actress to interpret the lead character of Pegeen Mike Flaherty in John Mill ...

- Dresser *

Gerhard Kempinski Gerhard Kempinski (1904–1947) was a German-born actor. Partial filmography * ''The Day Will Dawn'' (1942) * ''We'll Smile Again'' (1942) * '' Lady from Lisbon'' (1942) * '' Thursday's Child'' (1943) * ''Beware of Pity'' (1946) * '' Spring Song'' ...

- Hotel Manager *

Lois Maxwell Lois Ruth Maxwell (born Lois Ruth Hooker; 14 February 1927 – 29 September 2007) was a Canadian actress who portrayed Miss Moneypenny in the first fourteen Eon-produced ''James Bond'' films (1962–1985). She was the first actress to play the ...

- Penelope Cobb * Jack Billings - Dancer

References

External links

* 1946 films 1946 drama films Films directed by Montgomery Tully British drama films British black-and-white films Films shot at British National Studios 1940s English-language films 1940s British films {{1940s-UK-film-stub