The Mudlark (1950)
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The mudlark is Andrew Ray, an illiterate London street urchin of the mid-19th century. Having seen a picture of Queen Victoria on a coin, Ray determines to meet the Great Lady, and to that end he sneaks into Windsor Castle. Victoria (Irene Dunne in a padded costume) has sequestered herself in the castle since the death of her beloved Prince Albert, and has refused to make any public appearances, much to the consternation of Prime Minister Disraeli (Alec Guinness). When the boy breaks into the Queen's sanctorum, her courtiers are convinced he's part of an assassination plot. But Victoria is regenerated by the boy's natural good humor, and for the first time in a long time she emerges from mourning to see her loyal subjects again. Filmed in England, The Mudlark not so much an historical drama as it is an acting lesson from such masters as Irene Dunne, Alec Guinness, and Finlay Currie (as a kilted Scotsman). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Irene Dunne - Queen Victoria
- Andrew Ray - Wheeler, the Mudlark
- Anthony Steel - Lt. Charles McHatten
- Raymond Lovell - Sgt. Footman Naseby
- Ronan O'Casey - Slattery
- Constance Smith - Kate Noonan
- Ernest Clark - Hammond
- Eric Messiter - Ahs, Lieutenant of Police
- Grace Denbigh Russell - Queen's Maid
- George Dillon - Jailer
- Vi Kaley - Mrs. Feeney
- Alan Gordon - Disraeli`s Valet
- Wilfrid Hyde-White - Tucker
- Leonard Morris - Hooker Morgan
- Michael Brooke - Albert
- Alec Guinness - Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
- Beatrice Campbell - Lady Emily Prior
- Finlay Currie - John Brown, Queen's Ghillie
- Marjorie Fielding - Margaret Prior
- Edward Rigby - Watchman
- Kynaston Reeves - Gen. Sir Henry Ponsonby
- Virginia Stevens - Mrs. Dawkins
- Howard Douglas - Broom
- Marjorie Gresley - Meg Bownes
- Freddie Watts - Iron George
- Bob Head - Dandy Fitch
- Leonard Sharp - Ben Fox
- Richmond Nairne - Didbit
- Yoshihide Yanai - Al Hook
- Director(s):
- Jean Negulesco
- Writer(s):
- Nunnally Johnson
- Producer(s):
- Nunnally Johnson
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