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Woman in a Dressing Gown

Woman in a Dressing Gown

1957Movie⏱️ 1h 33mApproved
DramaRomance
⭐ 7.3
IMDB Rating
1,076 votes

A middle-aged married woman is shocked to discover that her husband, whom she thought was content in their marriage, has become infatuated with a beautiful younger woman and plans to leave his family for her.

Director
J. Lee Thompson
Writers
N/A
Stars
Yvonne Mitchell, Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Syms
Release Date
February 24, 1958
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
πŸ† 4
Wins
🎯 3
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 20
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 1.5K
Watchlists
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Yvonne Mitchell
Yvonne Mitchell
as Amy
Anthony Quayle
Anthony Quayle
as Jim
Sylvia Syms
Sylvia Syms
as Georgie
Andrew Ray
Andrew Ray
as Brian
Carole Lesley
Carole Lesley
as Hilda
πŸ‘€
Michael Ripper
as Pawnbroker
πŸ‘€
Nora Gordon
as Mrs. Williams
Marianne Stone
Marianne Stone
as Hairdresser
Olga Lindo
Olga Lindo
as Manageress
πŸ‘€
Harry Locke
as Wine Merchant

πŸ’° Box Office

$21,371
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Wiltshire Close, Chelsea, London, England, UK
Production
Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), Godwin-Willis

🏷️ Keywords

divorcedomestic dramaslovenlinessinfidelityfamily relationships

🎯 Categories

DramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Woman On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
by Lejink β€’ 2019-07-14
8/10

"Perhaps the only thing stopping this film from being considered part of the British New Wave "kitchen sink drama" movement is that its lead actor isn't an outspoken, idealistic, go-getting younger man. Instead we get middle-aged office manager Anthony Quayle who lives with his slovenly, scatterbrain wife Yvonne Mitchell, never out of the dressing gown which gives the film its title and their young adult son Andrew Ray in their never-tidy flat where she always has music blaring just to add to the maelstrom. Ironically, a kitchen sink is in view in the claustrophobic scenes set in..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Hilda's baby was played by Cordelia Mitchell, Yvonne Mitchell's real-life daughter who was born in 1956.

πŸ“– Synopsis

A middle-aged married woman is shocked to discover that her husband, whom she thought was content in their marriage, has become infatuated with a beautiful younger woman and plans to leave his family for her.