For Better, For Worse. Image shows from L to R: Tony Howard (Dirk Bogarde), Anne (Susan Stephen). Copyright: Associated British Picture Corporation
For Better, For Worse

For Better, For Worse

  • 1954 film

When an impoverished young graduate asks his girlfriend's father for permission to marry, approval is conditional on him finding both a job and a flat. Stars Dirk Bogarde, Susan Stephen, Cecil Parker, Dennis Price, Eileen Herlie and more.

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Boasting some of post-war Britain's most accomplished screen stars, this gentle, romantic comedy charts the tribulations of a materially challenged but deeply loving young couple.

Starring Dirk Bogarde, Cecil Parker and Dennis Price, For Better, For Worse is co-scripted and directed by Oscar-nominated Jack Lee-Thompson, and received two BAFTA nominations...

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