Jassy
Jassy is a 1947 British colour film historical melodrama directed by Bernard Knowles and starring Margaret Lockwood, Patricia Roc and Dennis Price. It was written by Dorothy Christie, Campbell Christie and Geoffrey Kerr based on the 1944 novel by Norah Lofts. Set in the early 19th century, it is a Gainsborough melodrama, the only one to be made in Technicolor, and was the last "official" Gainsborough melodrama.
Plot
Christopher Hatton owns the country estate Mordelaine. While Hatton's son Barney has a romantic tryst with Dilys Helmar, Hatton loses his estate in a game of dice to Dilys' father Nick.
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| author | Campbell Christie Dorothy Christie Geoffrey Kerr |
|---|---|
| director | Bernard Knowles |
| editor | Charles Knott |
| genre | drama historical |
| keywords | arrest cheat clairvoyance country estate engage finishing school gamble game of dice let bygones be bygones murder mute nothing one night rid run school friend second sight sleep wed young woman |
| musicBy | Henry Geehl |
| producer | J. Arthur Rank Sydney Box |
| productionCompany | Gainsborough Pictures |
| publisher | General Film Distributors Universal Pictures |
| theme | melodrama |