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I Thank a Fool

Who is Fool? The Woman Who Would Kill for Love? The Wife Who Would Give Her Life for Her Love? Or the Husband Who Would Look "Elsewhere" for Love?

5.5

1962•1h 40m

After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical license and spends two years in prison. Once she has completed her sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted Christine, Stephen Dane, hires her to care for his emotionally unstable wife, Liane. Christine takes the job, but when Liane's allegedly dead father reappears, Christine sets out to reveal the family's dark secrets.

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Cast

Photo of Susan Hayward

Susan Hayward

Christine Allison

Photo of Peter Finch

Peter Finch

Stephen Dane

Photo of Diane Cilento

Diane Cilento

Liane Dane

Photo of Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Captain Ferris

Photo of Kieron Moore

Kieron Moore

Roscoe

Photo of Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Ebblington

Photo of Athene Seyler

Athene Seyler

Aunt Heather Chandler

Photo of Miriam Karlin

Miriam Karlin

Woman in the Black Maria

Photo of Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith

O'Grady

Photo of J.G. Devlin

J.G. Devlin

Coroner

Photo of Clive Morton

Clive Morton

Judge

Photo of Richard Leech

Richard Leech

Irish Doctor

Photo of Brenda De Banzie

Brenda De Banzie

Nurse Drew

Photo of Yolande Turner

Yolande Turner

Polly

Photo of Judith Furse

Judith Furse

1st Wardress

Photo of Peter Sallis

Peter Sallis

Sleazy Doctor

Photo of Joan Benham

Joan Benham

Restaurant Manager

Photo of Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Landlady

Photo of Grace Arnold

Grace Arnold

2nd Wardress (uncredited)

Photo of Donald Gray

Donald Gray

Polly's Husband (uncredited)

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