A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
Director: David Lean
Stars: John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Jean Simmons, Finlay Currie, Alec Guinness.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038574/
Watched online, ok print. Could've watched on Amazon Prime.
Watching the '98 adaptation made me want to see this again. Although my rating isn't much higher, this is a far better film, if only for the improved story. A lot more happens here than in '98. Plus JM is much more interesting than was E.Hawke.
But I can't say I recommend the film, nor even Like it, hence the absence of a 7 or a +. Again, the flaw of my ratings scheme, where too much gets packed into the number 6.
Rated 7.9 (20,243)
MGM, dir. Lean; 6
