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

Stephen Dane

Diane Cilento

Liane Dane

Cyril Cusack

Captain Ferris

Kieron Moore

Roscoe

Richard Wattis

Ebblington

Athene Seyler

Aunt Heather Chandler

Miriam Karlin

Woman in the Black Maria

Laurence Naismith

O'Grady

J.G. Devlin

Coroner

Clive Morton

Judge

Richard Leech

Irish Doctor

Brenda De Banzie

Nurse Drew

Yolande Turner

Polly

Judith Furse

1st Wardress

Peter Sallis

Sleazy Doctor

Joan Benham

Restaurant Manager

Joan Hickson

Landlady

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