"She made a career out of love."

1945

1h 43m

5.5(12 votes)

Drama

Romance

History

Overview

Pickpocket Kitty's life changes when painter Thomas Gainsborough makes her portrait. The artwork gains the attention of Sir Hugh Marcy, who later decides to use her for his benefit.

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Cast & Crew

122 members

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Paulette Goddard

Kitty

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Ray Milland

Sir Hugh Marcy

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Patric Knowles

Brett Harwood Earl of Carstairs

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Reginald Owen

Duke of Malmunster

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Cecil Kellaway

Thomas Gainsborough

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Constance Collier

Lady Susan Dowitt

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Dennis Hoey

Jonathan Selby

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Sara Allgood

Old Meg

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Eric Blore

Dobson

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Gordon Richards

Sir Joshua Reynolds

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Michael Dyne

Prince of Wales

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Edgar Norton

Earl of Campton

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Patricia Cameron

Elaine Carlisle

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Percival Vivian

Dr. Holt

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Mary Gordon

Nanny

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Anita Sharp-Bolster

Mullens

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Heather Wilde

Lil

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Charles Coleman

Majordomo

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Mae Clarke

Molly

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Phyllis Adair

Young Girl (uncredited)

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Norman Ainsley

Baker Hawker (uncredited)

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Sylvia Andrew

Flower Hawker (uncredited)

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Gordon Arnold

Duke's Footman (uncredited)

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Jimmy Aubrey

Cockney Cart Driver (uncredited)

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Sybil Bacon

Magic Lantern Woman (uncredited)

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Frank Baker

Assistant Faro Banker (uncredited)

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Phyllis Barry

Guest (uncredited)

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Guy Bellis

Faro Banker (uncredited)

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Wilson Benge

Bellow and Bucker Mender (uncredited)

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Florence Benson

Broom Hawker (uncredited)

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Frank Benson

Vinegar Hawker (uncredited)

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Dodo Bernard

Taffy Tarts Peddler (uncredited)

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Matthew Boulton

Solicitor (uncredited)

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George Broughton

Spoon and Larding Pin Hawker (uncredited)

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David Cavendish

Head Faro Banker (uncredited)

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Sanders Clark

Guest (uncredited)

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Ann Codee

Madame Aurelie (uncredited)

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Sherlee Collier

English Child (uncredited)

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Edward Cooper

Sir Herbert Harbord (uncredited)

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Robert Cory

Lantern Merchant / Hazard Banker / Watchman (uncredited)

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Alec Craig

McNab (uncredited)

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Anne Curson

Duchess of Gloucester (uncredited)

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Lew Davis

Fish Hawker (uncredited)

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Harold de Becker Jr.

English Child (uncredited)

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John Deauville

Earl of Barrymore (uncredited)

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Cyril Delevanti

All Hot Hawker (uncredited)

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Leslie Denison

Mr. Sheridan (uncredited)

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Donald Dewar

English Child (uncredited)

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Billy Evans

Rabbit Skin Hawker (uncredited)

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Herbert Evans

Footman (uncredited)

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Pamela Ewing

Flower Girl (uncredited)

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Betty Fairfax

Fish Hawker (uncredited)

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Al Ferguson

Footman (uncredited)

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Fred Fox

Rat-Killer Hawker (uncredited)

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Gibson Gowland

Prison Guard (uncredited)

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Helena Grant

Selby Housekeeper (uncredited)

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Marie Grosscup

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

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Frank Hagney

Stevedore (uncredited)

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Bobby Hale

Hawker with Donkey (uncredited)

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Stuart Hall

Guest (uncredited)

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Ethyl May Halls

Cockney Woman (uncredited)

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Delphine Harding

English Child (uncredited)

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Ivo Henderson

Guest (uncredited)

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Ernest Hilliard

Assistant Hazard Banker (uncredited)

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Leyland Hodgson

Passerby (uncredited)

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Anne Howard

Asses Milkmaid (uncredited)

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T. Arthur Hughes

Fish Hawker (uncredited)

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Lilyan Irene

Apple Hawker (uncredited)

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Boyd Irwin

Passerby (uncredited)

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Charles Irwin

Barrows (uncredited)

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Tiny Jones

Fish and Chips Woman (uncredited)

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Colin Kenny

Mr. Thickness (uncredited)

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Crauford Kent

Sir Joshua's Friend (uncredited)

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George Kirby

Solicitor (uncredited)

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Sidney Lawford

Sir Geoffrey Tennant (uncredited)

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Doris Lloyd

Fish Hawker (uncredited)

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Mary MacLaren

Maid to Duke Malmunster (uncredited)

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Stanley Mann

Knife-Sharpener Hawker (uncredited)

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Audrey Manners

Flower Girl (uncredited)

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Anthony Marsh

Cripplegate (uncredited)

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Tom McGuire

Vegetable Hawker (uncredited)

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Mary McLeod

Mrs. Sheridan (uncredited)

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John Meredith

Guest (uncredited)

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Viola Moore

Guest (uncredited)

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Arthur Mulliner

Assistant Faro Banker (uncredited)

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Doreen Munroe

Fresh Salad Hawker (uncredited)

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Crew

Miriam Nelson

Girl with St. Leger (uncredited)

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William H. O'Brien

Coach Footman (uncredited)

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Tempe Pigott

Woman in Window (uncredited)

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Hilda Plowright

Mrs. Thickness (uncredited)

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Byron Poindexter

Colonel St. Leger (uncredited)

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Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Hugh's Rental Coachman (uncredited)

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Reed Porter

Rupert (uncredited)

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John Power

Cockney Cart Driver / Ink Hawker (uncredited)

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Elsie Prescott

Baked Apple Hawker (uncredited)

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Jean Prescott

English Woman with Children (uncredited)

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Jean Ransome

Maid to Duke Malmunster (uncredited)

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Jack Raymond

Fish Hawker (uncredited)

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Marie Reeves

Fish Hawker (uncredited)

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Clara Reid

Midwife (uncredited)

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John Rice

Cockney Cart Driver (uncredited)

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Byron Ruggles

Duke's Footman (uncredited)

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Nancy Russell

Young Girl (uncredited)

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Perseus Ruth

Milkmaid (uncredited)

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Paul Scardon

Undertaker (uncredited)

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Charles Schrader

Groom of Chambers (uncredited)

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Allen Schute

Guest (uncredited)

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Violet Seton

Flower Hawker (uncredited)

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Douglas Spencer

Guest (uncredited)

Crew

Ruth St. Denis

Duchess (uncredited)

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Robert R. Stephenson

Stevedore (uncredited)

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Doris Stone

Guest (uncredited)

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Lucy Storm

Flower Girl (uncredited)

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Evan Thomas

Chaplain (uncredited)

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David Thursby

Gingerbread Hawker (uncredited)

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Victor Travis

Duke's Best Man (uncredited)

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Douglas Walton

Philip (uncredited)

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Kitty Watson

Singing Flower Hawker (uncredited)

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Audrey Westphal

Girl with Barrymore (uncredited)

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Sybil Williams

Magic Lantern Woman (uncredited)

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Eric Wilton

Cockney Man (uncredited)

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Florence Wix

Guest (uncredited)

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