

For Better, for Worse
1954-06-20 · 85 min · ★ 5.8
In postwar London a young graduate and his girlfriend decide to marry. Her well-to-do parents are not convinced, but they agree once he has got a £5.10.0 job and a 30/- a week single-room flat. The newly-weds find money fearfully tight, the flat cramped, the neighbours a trial, and her parents always hovering. Can faith conquer all? Is there some way of getting rid of tea-leaves except down the sink?
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- Directors
- J. Lee Thompson
- Production companies
- Kenwood Productions
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Dirk BogardeTony Howard
Susan StephenAnne Howard
Cecil ParkerJohn Purves
Eileen HerlieHelen Purves
Athene SeylerMiss Mainbrace
Dennis PriceMr. Debenham
James HayterPlumber
Thora HirdMrs. Doyle
George WoodbridgeAlf
Charles VictorFred
Sidney JamesForeman
Peter JonesCar Dealer
Edwin StylesAnne's Boss
Dennis WyndhamWorkman
Robin BaileyStore Salesman
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