Warning to Wantons
Date: 1949
Director: Donald B. Wilson
Production Company: Aquila Film
Stars: Harold Warrender, Anne Vernon, David Tomlinson, Sonia Holm, Marie Burke, Judy Kelly
Location(s): Buckinghamshire, Luso (Portugal)
Region(s): France, Rest Of The World, South East R-Z
Storyline:
A young woman escapes her strict convent school and enters high society.
Additional Information:
Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson
The film was the second of four that used David Rawnsley’s “Independent Frame” back projection technique.
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Dropping a folded note in view of Achille Fournier, seventeen year old Renee de Vaillant walks toward the convent school where she receives a strict upbringing.
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After escaping over the convent wall, Renee is driven to the station by Achille who believes that he will be accompanying the young woman on her journey.
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Buying just one ticket, Renee boards the train alone after telling Achille that she is going to see her mother.
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Much to the surprise of her mother Mimi de Vaillant, Renee arrives at the hotel where she is preparing to go out with her dear friend Maurice Lugard.
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A limousine brings Renee and her mother to Monsieur Gilbertier's. Facing south on Avenida Aida, Estoril, Lisbon. (SR)
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The car comes to a halt outside the fashion house where Gilbertier takes Renee to be a model while Mimi arranges for a dress to be altered. This is a view of the Arcadas do Parque, Estoril, Lisbon. (SR)
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After Renee enters high society and is invited to Castle Kardak, Count Max Kardak and his fiancée Maria go riding. Steve Randall identifies this as the grounds of the Bussaco Palace Hotel in Buçaco, Luso, Portugal.
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Count Max Kardak (David Tomlinson) talks about his hunting experiences as he walks through the gardens of the castle with Countess Maria (Sonia Holm) and Renee.
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Following a trip, the Count massages Renee's ankle. This is the circular fountain in the grounds of Heatherden Hall at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire.
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The car arrives for Max to take Renee and his father Count Anton Kardak on a drive. The Bussaco Palace Hotel in Buçaco, Luso located by Steve Randall. The building can also be seen in 'Third Party Risk' and 'Destination Death'.
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A ball is held on the eve of Max and Maria's wedding. More of the Bussaco Palace Hotel in Buçaco found by Steve Randall.
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Accompanying Count Anton and his sister Therese to the celebration, Renee wears the emerald earrings bought for her by Max. Steve Randall discovered the Bussaco Palace Hotel at Buçaco in Luso, Portugal.
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Forced to flee by Maria when discovered flirting with her intended, Renee walks through the night until she comes to a small village.
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The young woman finds a building in which she falls asleep from exhaustion.
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For two months Renee makes a life for herself in the remote village before being discovered by Count Anton Kardak.