BLANCHE FURY is an engaging little 'gothic romance' type film, shot in luxurious colour and based on a novel by the long-forgotten author Marjorie Bowen, who wrote a number of fine ghost stories during her career. This one has Valerie Hobson marrying into a wealthy family, only to discover cruelty and a secret conspiracy in the mix. A youthful Stewart Granger plays the bastard son of an aristocratic line who is determined to retrieve what he sees as his birthright; Michael Gough also appears as a dastardly character in his career debut. This slow-moving production juggles drama, tragedy, thrills and romance rather successfully, building to an unpredictable and somewhat nihilistic climax that all makes good moral sense. There's at least one shocking twist and some good menace from the gypsy characters to keep the pace going.
Review of Blanche Fury
