The Woman in the Hall (novel)
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Author | Gladys Bronwyn Stern |
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Language | English |
Genre | Drama |
Publisher | Cassell Macmillan (US) |
Publication date | 1939 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type |
The Woman in the Hall is a 1939 novel by the British writer Gladys Bronwyn Stern.[1] The lifestyle of a confidence trickster mother has a psychologically disturbing effect on her daughter who she uses as an essential part in her various swindles.
Film adaptation
In 1947 it was adapted into a British film of the same title directed by Jack Lee and starring Ursula Jeans, Jean Simmons and Cecil Parker.[2]
References
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Watson, George & Willison, Ian R. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, Volume 4. CUP, 1972.
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