TRIO (1950)
£2.50
CONSISTING OF THREE ADAPTATIONS OF W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM SHORT STORIES, THIS FILM FOLLOWS THE TALES OF A VERGER, A JEWELLERY DEALER, AND THE PATIENTS OF A SANATORIUM. IN THE FIRST TALE, A VERGER IS OUSTED FROM THE CHURCH BY A VICAR DUE TO HIS ILLITERACY AND SEEKS TO BECOME AN ENTREPRENEUR. "MR. KNOW-ALL" SEES AN ARROGANT JEWELLERY DEALER MAKE A BET, WITH A WOMAN'S HAPPINESS AT STAKE. THE THIRD STORY, "SANATORIUM," EXPLORES DEATH, RIVALRY AND LOVE AS PATIENTS IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH. STARRING MAX KELADA, ALBERT FOREMAN, EVIE BISHOP.