

Forbidden
1949-02-28 · 87 min · ★ 7.1
Set on Blackpool’s Golden Mile, Jim (Douglass Montgomery), a once promising scientist, sets up in business as a patent medicine man selling hair tonic at the fair with his ex-army colleague Dan (Ronald Shiner). Following a fight with local hoods over pitch spaces, Jim falls for Jane (Hazel Court), the girl on a nearby candy floss stall. The two begin dating but Jim fails to mention he is already married.
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- Directors
- George King
- Production companies
- George King Productions, British Lion Films
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Douglass MontgomeryJim Harding
Hazel CourtJane Thompson
Patricia BurkeDiana Harding
Garry MarshJerry Burns
Ronald ShinerDan Collins
Kenneth GriffithJohnny
Eliot MakehamPop Thompson
Frederick LeisterDr. Franklin
Richard BirdJennings
Michael MedwinCabby
Peter JonesPete
Erik ChittySchofield
Sam KyddJoe
Andrew CruickshankInspector Baxter
Bill FraserRailway Porter (uncredited)
Andreas MalandrinosCafé Owner (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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