The Loves of Joanna Godden
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UK release poster by John Minton
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| Directed by | Charles Frend |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Written by |
H.E. Bates Angus MacPhail |
| Based on | the novel Joanna Godden by Sheila Kaye-Smith |
| Starring |
Googie Withers Jean Kent John McCallum Derek Bond |
| Music by | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe |
| Edited by | Michael Truman |
| Distributed by | Ealing Studios |
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89 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Loves of Joanna Godden is a 1947 British historical drama film directed by Charles Frend and produced by Michael Balcon. The screenplay was written by H. E. Bates and Angus MacPhail from the novel by Sheila Kaye-Smith. It stars Googie Withers, Jean Kent, John McCallum, Derek Bond, Chips Rafferty and Sonia Holm. Some scenes were shot by director Robert Hamer when Frend was ill, though he was uncredited. The music was composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
In Edwardian Britain, a young woman has three suitors who seek her hand in marriage.
When Joanna Godden's father died, he bequeathed her a farm on the Romney Marsh in Kent. Joanna is determined to run the farm herself. Her neighbour Arthur Alce (John McCallum), laughs at her ambitions, but loves her. Choosing a new shepherd, she allows physical attraction to a man to overcome her judgment as a farmer and her scheme for cross-breeding sheep is unsuccessful. Her wealth gone, she turns to Arthur Alce for help - but not love. That she accepts from Martin Trevor (Derek Bond), a visitor from the world beyond the Marsh. But on the eve of their marriage Martin dies.
and the people of Romney Marsh.
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