The Fallen Idol.

Duration: 94 min.

Year Published: 1948

Format: 35mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: A suspense drama about an embassy butler who is detested by his shrewish wife, idolized by the Ambassador's small son, and loved by an embassy typist. Certain that the butler has murdered his wife when she falls accidentally to her death, the child spins a tangle of incriminating lies in the belief that he is protecting his friend.

Complete Record: THE FALLEN IDOL. London Films Productions, Ltd., c1948. Released in the U. S. through Selznick Releasing Organization, 1949. Presented by David O. Selznick and Alexander Korda. 94 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on a story by Graham Greene. Summary: A suspense drama about an embassy butler who is detested by his shrewish wife, idolized by the Ambassador's small son, and loved by an embassy typist. Certain that the butler has murdered his wife when she falls accidentally to her death, the child spins a tangle of incriminating lies in the belief that he is protecting his friend. Credits: Producer and director, Carol Reed; screenplay, Graham Greene; music, William Alwyn; music director, Hubert Clifford; editor, Oswald Hafenrichter. Cast: Bobby Henrey, Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan, Sonia Dresdel, Denis O'Dea. © Vanguard Films, Inc.; 29Sep48; LP2441.