Film · Drama
A Question of Adultery (1958)
Artificial Insemination - the burning problem of today
Mark Loring is madly jealous of his wife, Mary, former American cabaret singer. Due to an automobile accident, she loses her unborn child, and Mark becomes sterile. His father, Brit-stuffy Sir John Loring, has never approved of the marriage and, again, tries to break it up. Believing that a child will hold the marriage together, Mary suggests artificial insemination to Mark, who finally agrees to accompany her to a clinic in Switzerland. However, when she is again pregnant, Mark finds it impossible to reconcile himself to the situation and leaves her. Prompted by his father, Mark sues for divorce, accusing her of adultery. She contests the divorce and a trial concerns itself with whether or not artificial insemination is a question of adultery. The Catholic Church's National League of Decency placed this film on its Condemned" list.
- Director
- Don Chaffey
- Writers
- Anne Edwards, Denis Freeman
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Release date
- July 15, 1958
Cast
Julie LondonMary Loring
Anthony SteelMark Loring
Basil SydneySir John Loring
Donald HoustonMr. Jacobus
Anton DiffringCarl Dieter
Andrew CruickshankDr. Cameron
Frank ThringMr. Stanley
Conrad PhillipsMario
Kynaston ReevesJudge- Arthur GomezSpanish Doctor
Georgina CooksonMrs. Duncan
Richard CaldicotMr. Duncan
Rodney Burke2nd Barrister
