For Better, for Worse (1954)
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In postwar London a young graduate and his girlfriend decide to marry. Her well-to-do parents are not convinced, but they agree once he has got a £5.10.0 job and a 30/- a week single-room flat. The newly-weds find money fearfully tight, the flat cramped, the neighbours a trial, and her parents always hovering. Can faith conquer all? Is there some way of getting rid of tea-leaves except down the sink?
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Dirk BogardeTony Howard
Susan StephenAnne Purves
Cecil ParkerAnne's Father
Eileen HerlieAnne's Mother
Athene SeylerMiss Mainbrace
Dennis PriceDebenhamPia TerriMrs. Debenham
James HayterThe Plumber
Thora HirdMrs. Doyle
George WoodbridgeAlf
Charles VictorFred
Sidney JamesThe Foreman (as Sidney James)Keywords
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What is For Better, for Worse about?
In postwar London a young graduate and his girlfriend decide to marry. Her well-to-do parents are not convinced, but they agree once he has got a £5.10.0 job and a 30/- a week single-room flat. The newly-weds find money fearfully tight, the flat cramped, the neighbours a trial, and her parents always hovering. Can faith conquer all? Is there some way of getting rid of tea-leaves except down the sink?
How long is For Better, for Worse?
For Better, for Worse has a runtime of 85 minutes.