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The Astonished Heart
Released: March 17, 1950 (1950)
Runtime: 85 minutes
Genres: Drama, Romance
Several years after graduation, best friends Barbara (Celia Johnson) and Leonora (Margaret Leighton) reconnect as if not a day has gone by. But Leonora could do without Barbara's husband, Christian (Noel Coward), whom she finds arrogant and off-putting ... at first. One evening alone together, romance is set ablaze, leaving Christian with a lot of explaining to do to Barbara.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Amy Veness as Alice Smith
Age at release: 74
- Joyce Carey as Susan Birch
Age at release: 51
- Everley Gregg as Miss Harper
Age at release: 46
- Alan Webb as Sir Reginald
Age at release: 43
- Ralph Michael as Philip Lucas
Age at release: 42
- Celia Johnson as Barbara Faber
Age at release: 41
- Michael Hordern as Ernest
Age at release: 38
- Graham Payn as Tim Verney
Age at release: 31
- Margaret Leighton as Leonora Vail
Age at release: 28
- Patricia Glyn as Helen
Age at release: Unknown
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- John Salew as Soames
Age at release: 48