The View from Pompey's Head

1955

97 min

3.5

Ends at

Anson Page, a lawyer with Southern roots leaves New York, his wife and his kids for Georgia. His assignment is to investigate the case of Garvin Wales, a famous writer, now nearly blind and embittered, whose royalties have apparently never reached him. Back in his native South, Page finds himself immediately exposed to what he had fled : racial and class prejudices. But he also meets his former love, Dinah, now married to go-getter uncouth businessman Mickey Higgins. Will he find out whatever happened to 2,000 dollars in rights Wales did not cash? Will Dinah and Anson renew their love story?

Budget

$0

Genre

Drama

Director

Philip Dunne

Country

United States of America

Cast & Crew

Richard Egan

Dana Wynter

Sidney Blackmer

Marjorie Rambeau

Dorothy Patrick

Rosemarie Stack

Jerry Paris

Ruby Goodwin

DeForest Kelley

Cameron Mitchell

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The View from Pompey's Head

Anson Page, a lawyer with Southern roots leaves New York, his wife and his kids for Georgia. His assignment is to investigate the case of Garvin Wales, a famous writer, now nearly blind and embittered, whose royalties have apparently never reached him. Back in his native South, Page finds himself immediately exposed to what he had fled : racial and class prejudices. But he also meets his former love, Dinah, now married to go-getter uncouth businessman Mickey Higgins. Will he find out whatever happened to 2,000 dollars in rights Wales did not cash? Will Dinah and Anson renew their love story?

  • Richard Egan

  • Dana Wynter

  • Sidney Blackmer

  • Marjorie Rambeau

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