''To Have and to Hold'' is a 1951 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-g ...

directed by

Godfrey Grayson Godfrey Ramsey H. Grayson (1913, Birkenhead, Cheshire – 1998, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey) was an English film director. Selected filmography * ''Doctor Morelle'' (1949) * '' Meet Simon Cherry'' (1949) * ''The Adventures of PC 49'' (1949) * ' ...

and starring

Avis Scott Avis Scott (22 February 1918 – 31 May 2010) was a British film and theatre actress. She was born in London as Avis F Scutt, daughter of Arthur Octavius Scutt and Freda May Palmer. She emigrated to the U ...

Patrick Barr Patrick David Barr (13 February 1908 – 29 August 1985) was an English actor. In his career spanning over half a century, he appeared in about 144 films and television series. Biography Born in Akola, British India in 1908, Barr was educate ...

and Robert Ayres. Facing death following a riding accident, a man spends his final days arranging the future romantic needs of his wife.

Plot

Following a riding accident, country gentleman Brian Harding (Patrick Barr) is crippled and facing imminent death. His final days are spent arranging the future security of his wife and daughter (Avis Scott & Eunice Gayson). This extends to encouraging his wife to developing one of her male friendships into a romantic relationship.

Cast

as June *

as Brian * Robert Ayres as Max * Harry Fine as Robert *

Ellen Pollock Ellen Pollock (29 June 1902 – 29 March 1997) was a British character actress who mainly appeared on stage in London's West End. She also appeared in several films and TV productions. A devotee of Bernard Shaw, she was president of the Shaw S ...

as Roberta * Richard Warner as Cyril *

Eunice Gayson Eunice Elizabeth Sargaison (17 March 1928 – 8 June 2018), known professionally as Eunice Gayson, was an English actress best known for playing Sylvia Trench, James Bond's love interest in the first two Bond films ('' Dr. No'' and '' From Russi ...

as Peggy * Peter Neil as Dr. Pritchard

Critical reception

The ''

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'' noted "A non-starry but well-played little drama, claustrophobic, certainly not uninteresting, but not quite good enough"; whereas ''Britmovie'' called it a "Stiff upper lip romantic melodrama, not quite so bad as it sounds."

References

Bibliography

* Hunter, Jack. ''House of horror: the complete Hammer Films story''. Creation, 2000.

External links

* 1951 films British drama films 1951 drama films Films directed by Godfrey Grayson Films set in England British films based on plays Hammer Film Productions films British black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s British films {{1950s-UK-film-stub