Quartet

Date: 1948
Director: Ralph Smart
Production Company: Gainsborough Pictures

Stars: W. Somerset Maugham (as himself), Basil Radford, James Robertson Justice, Cecil Parker, George Cole, Dirk Bogarde, Honor Blackman;
Location(s): London

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Storyline:

Four stories introduced by their author W. Somerset Maugham – ‘The Facts of Life’, ‘The Alien Corn’, ‘The Kite’, and ‘The Colonel’s Lady.’

Additional Information:

Jimmy Snow, special effects technician, for whom we have a fulsome summary of his career written by his granddaughter Brigitte, together with her memories of him, worked on this film. All that she has shared with us can be read here.

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Piccadilly, London, near Brick Street, and the Cavalry and Guard's Club.

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  • 28 Oct 2016

This is, of course, Brixton Prison on Jebb Avenue SW2 which is confirmed by Peter Brown. The prison features in 'The Man Who Wouldn’t Talk', 'The Last Man to Hang', 'Two Letter Alibi' and 'Take My Life'.

Replacing an internet shot with a better angle. SJ