Arthur's mother


I just saw this the other day. This actress was in her 60's when she made this film. How on earth did they think no one would notice. I thought at first she was the grandmother. When I saw that she was his mom, I said 'no way"

She was an excellent actress but it's just not possible that she could be his mom because they say she married John Mills when she was a lass of 19 right?

Any else notice this?

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I didn't catch where it was mentioned that Arthur's mum was 19 when she married. But yeah, both the parents looked old, but it was England in the mid 60s. Many people who were 45, looked 60.











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Marjorie Rhodes was, in fact, 69 when the film came out in 1966, having been born in 1897. However there is probably a very good reason for her taking the part of Mrs. Fitton in the film - the film was an adaptation of the play "All in Good Time", and Marjorie Rhodes had that part in the play. More than that, she played it on Broadway, and was nominated for a "Tony" award in 1965 so that was probably in her favour.

Yes, there is an age gap, but in view of the superb performance I'm sure it could be forgiven, if not overlooked!!

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Marjorie Rhodes was so heartbreakingly poignant in the role of the mother that I never thought about an age gap at all, besides, if you have seen what working class life did to the faces of women up to and including the sixties, take a look at Coronation Street or any one of a number of kitchen-sink dramas of the period, and you will see how life prematurely aged them ... some women in their forties looked closer to seventy.

But you ARE Blanche ... and I AM.

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People did often look older for their age them than they do now. but it would probably have been better if they had been less specific about her age at marriage.

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