The Man in Grey
“The most daring novel of the century lives on the screen”
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After marrying a dour and disinterested lord for status, a young woman falls in love with a stage actor while her best friend from boarding school enters an affair with her husband.
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Principal cast & crew: 33
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Edited by R E DearingShot by Arthur CrabtreeScored by Cedric Mallabey
Also known as
- Der Herr in Graude
- Perfidiaes
- L'Homme en grisfr
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Cast & Crew
33 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Margaret Lockwood
as Hesther Shaw. later Barbary
James Mason
as Lord Rohan
Phyllis Calvert
as Clarissa Richmond Rohan / Clarissa Rohan
James Mason Nm0000051
as Lord Rohan
Stewart Granger
as Swinton Rokeby / Peter Rokeby
Harry Scott
as Toby
Beatrice Varley
as Gypsy Fortune Teller
Antony Scott
as Toby
Martita Hunt
as Miss Patchett
Helen Haye
as Lady Rohan
Raymond Lovell
as The Prince of Wales
Nora Swinburne
as Mrs. Fitzherbert
Supporting cast
13Kathleen Boutall
as Amelia (uncredited)
James B Carson
as Gervaise (uncredited)
Patric Curwen
as Doctor (uncredited)
Roy Emerton
as Gamekeeper (uncredited)
Lola Hunt
as Nurse (uncredited)
Diana King
as Jane Seymour (uncredited)
Stuart Lindsell
as Thomas Lawrence (uncredited)
A E Matthews
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Gertrude Maesmore Morris
as Lady Bessborough (uncredited)
Glyn Rowland
as Lord Mildmay (uncredited)
Amy Veness
as Mrs. Armstrong (uncredited)
Drusilla Wills
as Cook (uncredited)
Ann Wilton
as Miss Edge (uncredited)
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1Writers
4Producers
1Other crew
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