5.9
The Padre
2018
The Happiness of Three Women (1954)
December 9, 19541h 18mEN
6.5
4 votes
Overview
Three women staying at a remote Welsh inn toss coins into a well wishing to improve their miserable lives. Along comes postman Evans (who also wrote the original play and collaborated on the screenplay) to help them out and set them straight.
Director
Maurice ElveyWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Production Companies
David Dent Productions
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
5.0The history surrounding this film is actually way more interesting that the film itself. It was written by Welsh bus driver Eynon Evans who plays the postman-cum-poet ("Amos") in this drama, and it was also the final film directed by veteran Maurice Elvey who had long since mastered the art of coping adequately with a low budget and little production time. This film centres around the pub of "Jane" (Brenda de Banzie) - upon whom our minstrel has quite a crush. It has a wishing well (from which the coins can be readily collected afterwards!) and the locals and visitors alike tend to use this as…
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