Background (1953)

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Background on IMDb 6.7/10 22 votes

Released:
1953-11-09

Overview:
Two years of deterioration sees John and Barbara Lomax's marriage reduced to bitter sniping and "keeping up appearances" for the sake of the children. When John's old friend Bill professes his love for Barbara, the marriage finally breaks up – causing their three children to react in different ways and their son secretly determined to do Bill harm.

Director:
Daniel Birt

Runtime:
1h 20min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Valerie Hobson
    as
    Barbie Lomax
  • Philip Friend
    as
    John Lomax
  • Norman Wooland
    as
    Bill Ogden
  • Janette Scott
    as
    Jess Lomax
  • Mandy Miller
    as
    Linda Lomax