Overview
Who is Lance Comfort? The short answer is that he is the most unjustly neglected director in British film history. McFarlane's lively, thoroughly researched study aims to correct this situation. In the years between 1941 and 1965 he made some of the most entertaining films in Britain. There was the striking success of his second feature as director, Hatter's Castle (1941). When he returned to this melodramatic vein in 1945 he made a series of highly proficient and enjoyable studies in obsession, including Bedelia (1946) with Margaret Lockwood, and Temptation Harbour (1947) starring Robert Newton. Before this book, Comfort's career has never been charted in full.
Synopsis
Examines the career and films of British director Lance Comfort, seeking to understand why a career which seemed to show every sign of commanding a respected place in the field should have been derailed into the field's more obscure corners. Includes b&w film stills, and a filmography. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR