I Thank a Fool (1962)

6.1/10 • 100 min • Drama

Overview

After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical license and spends two years in prison. Once she has completed her sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted Christine, Stephen Dane, hires her to care for his emotionally unstable wife, Liane. Christine takes the job, but when Liane's allegedly dead father reappears, Christine sets out to reveal the family's dark secrets.

Cast

Susan Hayward

Christine Allison

Peter Finch

Diane Cilento

Cyril Cusack

Kieron Moore

Richard Wattis

Athene Seyler

Aunt Heather Chandler

Miriam Karlin

Woman in the Black Maria

Laurence Naismith

J.G. Devlin

Clive Morton

Richard Leech

Brenda De Banzie

Yolande Turner

Judith Furse

Peter Sallis

Joan Benham

Restaurant Manager

Joan Hickson

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