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Thursday's Child (1943 film)

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'Thursday's Child' is a 1943 British comedy-drama film directed by Rodney Ackland and starring Sally Ann Howes and Wilfrid Lawson.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090116030901/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54402?view=cast BFI.org] It was produced by John Argyle and Associated British Picture Corporation.

Synopsis



A young girl, Fennis Wilson (Sally Ann Howes), is cast in a film, launching her career to stardom, the very thing her older sister desperately wants. Stardom is the furthest thing from 12-year-old Fennis' goals in life, as she's more introspective and intellectual. When the hit film falls in her lap, it creates tension in the family that threatens to tear the family apart, while Fennis just wants everyone to be happy, especially herself. Ronald Shiner's character (Joe) plays a decisive role

Casting



'Thursday's Child' was the first film for Howes. It was written and directed by Rodney Ackland, who was a neighbor of hers. Howes auditioned and was chosen for the part after over two hundred auditions of other girls.

Cast



* Sally Ann Howes as Fennis Wilson

* Wilfrid Lawson as Frank Wilson

* Kathleen O'Regan as Ellen Wilson

* Stewart Granger as David Penley

* Eileen Bennett as Phoebe Wilson

* Marianne Davis as Gloria Dewey

* Gerhard Kempinski as Rudi Kauffmann

* Felix Aylmer as Mr. Keith

* Margaret Yarde as Mrs. Chard

* Vera Bogetti as Madame Felicia

* Percy Walsh as Charles Lennox

* Michael Allen as Jim Wilson

* Margaret Drummond as Wendy Keith

* Ronald Shiner as Joe

* Anthony Holles as Roy Todd

References




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