Adam and Evelyne

Adam and Evelyne

92 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | May 31, 1949

The father of a girl in an orphanage, who doesn't remember him, has been writing to her with tales of his success in business. Actually, he is impersonating a friend, a handsome gambler. When the father dies, the gambler takes the girl from the orphanage and tells her the truth. But the girl is now a full-grown beauty and complications arise, including those provided by a black-sheep brother.

Adam and Evelyne

92 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | May 31, 1949

Adam and Evelyne
The father of a girl in an orphanage, who doesn't remember him, has been writing to her with tales of his success in business. Actually, he is impersonating a friend, a handsome gambler. When the father dies, the gambler takes the girl from the orphanage and tells her the truth. But the girl is now a full-grown beauty and complications arise, including those provided by a black-sheep brother.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Two Cities Films
Original title Adam and Evelyne
Directors Cecil F. Ford, Harold French
Writers Nicholas Phipps, George Barraud, Lesley Storm, Noel Langley

Cast

Stewart Granger

as Adam Black

Jean Simmons

as Evelyne Wallace

Edwin Styles

as Bill Murray

Raymond Young

as Roddy Black

Helen Cherry

as Moira Hannen

Beatrice Varley

as Mrs. Parker

Joan Swinstead

as Molly

Wilfrid Hyde-White

as Col. Bradley

Geoffrey Denton

as Inspector Collins

Fred Johnson

as Chris Kirby

Peter Reynolds

as David

Brenda Hogan

as Christine

John Forrest

as Tony

Patrick Barr

as Bert - Adam's Friend (uncredited)

Betty Blackler

as Ruth (uncredited)

Irene Handl

as Mrs. Crouch - Manageress (uncredited)

Joy Harington

as Miss Rice (uncredited)

Desmond Llewelyn

as Barman in Restaurant (uncredited)

George Pastell

as Headwaiter at Restaurant (uncredited)

Philip Ray

as Gambler (uncredited)

Elsie Wagstaff

as Theatre Barmaid (uncredited)

Mona Washbourne

as Mrs. Salop - Lady Gambler (uncredited)

Dora Bryan

as Blonde Sales Assistant (uncredited)

Francis de Wolff

as 2nd Man at Restaurant Bar (uncredited)

Miles Malleson

as (uncredited)

Edie Martin

as Woman Scrubbing Floor (uncredited)