Calendrier de lancementLes 250 meilleurs filmsFilms les plus populairesParcourir les films par genreBx-office supérieurHoraire des présentations et billetsNouvelles cinématographiquesPleins feux sur le cinéma indien
    À l’affiche à la télévision et en diffusion en temps réelLes 250 meilleures séries téléÉmissions de télévision les plus populairesParcourir les séries TV par genreNouvelles télévisées
    À regarderBandes-annonces récentesIMDb OriginalsChoix IMDbIMDb en vedetteGuide du divertissement familialBalados IMDb
    OscarsEmmysSan Diego Comic-ConSummer Watch GuideToronto Int'l Film FestivalPrix STARmeterCentre des prixCentre du festivalTous les événements
    Personnes nées aujourd’huiCélébrités les plus populairesNouvelles des célébrités
    Centre d’aideZone des contributeursSondages
Pour les professionnels de l’industrie
  • Langue
  • Entièrement prise en charge
  • English (United States)
    Partiellement prise en charge
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Liste de visionnement
Ouvrir une session
  • Entièrement prise en charge
  • English (United States)
    Partiellement prise en charge
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Utiliser l'application
  • Distribution et équipe technique
  • Commentaires des utilisateurs
  • Anecdotes
  • FAQ
IMDbPro

The Upturned Glass

  • 1947
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 30m
ÉVALUATION IMDb
6,9/10
1,5 k
MA NOTE
The Upturned Glass (1947)
CriminalitéDrame

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA British brain surgeon punishes the murderess of his lover.A British brain surgeon punishes the murderess of his lover.A British brain surgeon punishes the murderess of his lover.

  • Director
    • Lawrence Huntington
  • Writers
    • John Monaghan
    • Pamela Mason
  • Stars
    • James Mason
    • Rosamund John
    • Pamela Mason
  • Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro
  • ÉVALUATION IMDb
    6,9/10
    1,5 k
    MA NOTE
    • Director
      • Lawrence Huntington
    • Writers
      • John Monaghan
      • Pamela Mason
    • Stars
      • James Mason
      • Rosamund John
      • Pamela Mason
    • 39Commentaires d'utilisateurs
    • 13Commentaires de critiques
  • Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro
  • Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro
  • Photos13

    Voir l’affiche
    Voir l’affiche
    Voir l’affiche
    Voir l’affiche
    Voir l’affiche
    Voir l’affiche
    Voir l’affiche
    + 6
    Voir l’affiche

    Rôles principaux31

    Modifier
    James Mason
    James Mason
    • Michael Joyce
    Rosamund John
    Rosamund John
    • Emma Wright
    Pamela Mason
    Pamela Mason
    • Kate Howard
    • (as Pamela Kellino)
    Ann Stephens
    Ann Stephens
    • Ann Wright
    Morland Graham
    • Clay
    Brefni O'Rorke
    Brefni O'Rorke
    • Dr. Farrell
    Henry Oscar
    Henry Oscar
    • Coroner
    Jane Hylton
    Jane Hylton
    • Miss Marsh
    Sheila Huntington
    • 1st Girl Student
    Susan Shaw
    Susan Shaw
    • 2nd Girl Student
    Peter Cotes
    • Male Student
    Nuna Davey
    Nuna Davey
    • Mrs. Deva
    Judith Carol
    • Joan Scott-Trotter
    John Monaghan
    • U.S. Driver
    • (as Jno. P. Monaghan)
    Maurice Denham
    Maurice Denham
    • Mobile Policeman
    Janet Burnell
    • Sylvia
    Margaret Withers
    Margaret Withers
    • Party Guest
    Beatrice Varley
    Beatrice Varley
    • Injured Girl's Mother
    • Director
      • Lawrence Huntington
    • Writers
      • John Monaghan
      • Pamela Mason
    • Tous les acteurs et membres de l'équipe
    • Production, box office et plus encore chez IMDbPro

    Commentaires des utilisateurs39

    6,91.5K
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    Avis en vedette

    7blanche-2

    a doctor investigates his lover's death.

    A prominent neurosurgeon (James Mason) investigates the death of his lover (Rosamund John) in "The Upturned Glass" from 1947.

    Mason plays Dr. Michael Joyce, an unhappily married man. He tells his students the story of a doctor who, after helping a young girl regain her sight, falls in love with the girl's mother, Emma (Rosamund John). Her husband is away; they decide never to see one another again.

    Soon after, he learns that Emma has fallen out a window to her death. Michael doesn't believe it's suicide and sets out to find the killer. One way he does this is by getting close to her sister-in-law (Pamela Kellino).

    Kellino in reality was Mason's wife, Pamela Mason, who co-wrote an excellent script. It has the perfect British atmosphere - dark, foggy, and mysterious. Kellino's role (no surprise) is an especially good one, that of a mean-spirited, uncaring woman interested only in money. Mason is terrific.

    Highly recommended. An absorbing film.
    7richardchatten

    The Wicked Lady

    James Mason's final Gainsborough melodrama before packing his bags and leaving for Hollywood is a good-looking psychodrama produced and written by it's stars, sleekly crafted by it's director (with whom Mason had already established a good working relationship a few years earlier) and with a flavourful score by Bernard Stevens.

    The inscrutable title is the result of a last minute change from a film about the Brontes to a replacement retaining the title but substituting an entirely different plot.
    8manderstoke

    the upturned glass

    One of the earlier reviewers suggested that the film takes "the easy way out." I partially agree, but think that the real reason for the disappointing finale was the censors. They, in their moral righteousness, did their very best to ruin any number of UK and American films. In this case, the ending makes little sense. Otherwise, a very satisfying early addition to the film noir genre. The photography and pacing are perfect and carry the bleak mood. A minor quibble is that the notion of the lovers breaking off wasn't totally credible, but then, perhaps it was a different moral universe in the 1940s. Mason, as always, is excellent to the point that the viewer cannot take his eyes off of him (not that one would want to). Pamela is a hateful character, as from all reports, she was in real life.
    6HotToastyRag

    Great thriller, lukewarm ending

    The Upturned Glass is really good, up until the ending, so if you like suspenseful, tense thrillers and don't mind lukewarm endings, rent it during your next movie night with the girls. It's not the best movie to rent with your sweetie pie, since you'll spend the entire time sighing over James Mason!

    James stars as a brain surgeon and professor. He tells a story to his students about how, in theory, someone can get away with murder. Of course, the story is much more than a hypothetical, and soon the audience is treated to the wonderful world of flashbacks. In the past, James Mason operated on a young girl and fell in love with her mother, Rosamund John. They're both married, and after a tearful goodbye, they agree not to see each other anymore. Then, the unthinkable happens. . .

    James's at-the-time wife Pamela Mason costars as Rosamund's sister-in-law, and it's always fun to see the Masons acting together. Pamela plays a great "bad girl," doesn't she? If you like James Mason, this is a great movie to watch, since he's the hero with a bit of a villainous streak hiding underneath. Plus, since so often his handsomeness was ignored by Hollywood, it's nice to see him as a romantic lead!
    8hitchcockthelegend

    A doctor dispenses death and healing with blind impartiality.

    The Upturned Glass is directed by Lawrence Huntington and written by John Monaghan and Pamela Kellino. It stars James Mason, Rosamund John, Pamela Kellino, Ann Stephens, Morland Graham and Brefni O'Rorke. Music is by Bernard Stevens and cinematography by Reginald H. Wyer. Plot finds Mason as Michael, a brilliant surgeon who falls in love with Emma Wright (John), the mother of a young girl whose eyesight he saves. Trouble is that Emma is married to a man who works overseas a lot and it's a relationship that ultimately has to end. When word comes that Emma has been tragically killed after falling out of a top floor window at her home, Michael decides to investigate further. It's an investigation that leads Michael down very dark roads.....

    What a time to go buy a house, you must be demented!

    One of the last British films Mason made before leaving for America to work contractually for MGM, The Upturned Glass is a Hitchcockian like thriller that's tinted with a film noir edge. With Mason co-producing and his then wife, Kellino, co-starring and co-writing, it was very much a personal project. The film finds the "Mason's" experimenting with a flashback structure that is in turn covered by a Mason narration. Always easy to follow, the picture does however shy away from offering up easy answers, purposely leaving some things tantalisingly dangling in the air. It also retains a murder mystery interest before diving head first into that of a study of a psychological break down. There's some devilment in the narrative, even a bit of cheeky daring that shows its hand once Mason's lecture that opens the film is seen in the light it was meant to be.

    Today I sat in judgement.

    With Wyer's photography dealing in shadows and smoky lenses, and Huntington showing a keen eye for atmospheric composition during scenes involving the empty house and the village chapel, there's enough visual treats for the film noir crowd to feast on. Into the equation as well is the vagaries of fate, a theme so prominent in the great noir pictures of the past, the outcome of this picture is defined by a decision Michael makes, the irony of which is as snappy as a crocodile. The finale has been lamented by others due to its suddeness, to that I have to say they missed the point, it's suitably cold and closes the picture perfectly. The title has even been called into question, some even saying it has nothing to do with the film or is unfitting? It all fits during the best period of dialogue between Michael and Dr. Farrell (O'Rorke)! I do believe this is a film worthy of reappraisal by a more genre compliant audience.

    It's not overtly film noir, but the blood line is there, and with Mason on simply irresistible form this is highly recommended to fans of noir and Hitchcockian flavoured black and whites. 7.5/10 MPI's Region 1 DVD is a decent print, some snap and pop from time to time on the edges, and the sound mix is always audible if not pristine throughout.

    Plus de résultats de ce genre

    Le Septième Voile
    6,7
    Le Septième Voile
    Wanted for Murder
    6,8
    Wanted for Murder
    The October Man
    7,0
    The October Man
    When Strangers Marry
    6,5
    When Strangers Marry
    One Way Street
    6,5
    One Way Street
    The Second Woman
    6,3
    The Second Woman
    Dear Murderer
    6,9
    Dear Murderer
    Brainstorm
    6,6
    Brainstorm
    Born to Be Bad
    6,6
    Born to Be Bad
    Dangerous Crossing
    6,9
    Dangerous Crossing
    Jigsaw
    7,2
    Jigsaw
    The Sign of the Ram
    6,2
    The Sign of the Ram

    Histoire

    Modifier

    Le saviez-vous

    Modifier
    • Anecdotes
      Pamela Kellino, who played Kate Howard, was credited under her previous married name. Her name at this time was Pamela Mason as she was the then-wife of James Mason. They had met on the set of "Troubled Waters" (1935), and her husband, Roy Kellino, was the cinematographer on that film. The three became close friends, and Mason moved in with the couple. The Kellinos were divorced in 1940 with Mason named as co-respondent. Mason and Kellino were married in 1941.
    • Gaffes
      Michael Joyce pushed an unconscious woman out of a second-story window after she dropped the room key. She plummeted to the concrete steps below, yet there's not a drop of blood anywhere.
    • Citations

      Dr. Farrell: The vessel which we normal people use for imbibing experience is a stout austerity model, which doesn't crack. With others, like yourself, the glass, though of superior design, cracks quite easily. Now, instead of leaving it upturned on the shelf, a danger to all, it should be thrown away.

    • Connexions
      Featured in James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate (1984)
    • Bandes originales
      Madame, Will You Walk?
      (uncredited)

      Traditional

    Meilleurs choix

    Connectez-vous pour évaluer et surveiller les recommandations personnalisées
    Se connecter

    FAQ15

    • How long is The Upturned Glass?Propulsé par Alexa

    Détails

    Modifier
    • Date de sortie
      • 29 décembre 1947 (Portugal)
    • Pays d’origine
      • United Kingdom
    • Langue
      • English
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • Livet i mina händer
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Gainsborough Studios, Islington, Londres, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni(Studio)
    • société de production
      • Sydney Box Productions
    • Consultez plus de crédits d'entreprise sur IMDbPro

    Spécifications techniques

    Modifier
    • Durée
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Couleur
      • Black and White
    • Rapport de forme
      • 1.37 : 1

    Contribuer à cette page

    Suggérer une modification ou ajouter du contenu manquant
    • En savoir plus sur la façon de contribuer
    Modifier la page

    En découvrir davantage

    Consultés récemment

    Veuillez activer les témoins du navigateur pour utiliser cette fonctionnalité. Apprenez-en plus.
    Télécharger l'application IMDb
    Connectez-vous pour plus d’accèsConnectez-vous pour plus d’accès
    Suivez IMDb sur les réseaux sociaux
    Télécharger l'application IMDb
    Pour Android et iOS
    Télécharger l'application IMDb
    • Aide
    • Index du site
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • Données IMDb de licence
    • Salle de presse
    • Publicité
    • Emplois
    • Conditions d'utilisation
    • Politique de confidentialité
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, une entreprise d’Amazon

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.