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Background (1953)

6 | Nov 09, 1953 (US) | Drama | 01:20

When a marriage breaks down, what happens to the children?

Two years of deterioration sees John and Barbara Lomax's marriage reduced to bitter sniping and "keeping up appearances" for the sake of the children. When John's old friend Bill professes his love for Barbara, the marriage finally breaks up – causing their three children to react in different ways and their son secretly determined to do Bill harm.

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Valerie Hobson
Barbie Lomax
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Philip Friend
John Lomax
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Norman Wooland
Bill Ogden
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Janette Scott
Jess Lomax
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Mandy Miller
Linda Lomax
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Jeremy Spenser
Adrian Lomax
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Lily Kann
Brownie
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Helen Shingler
Mary Wallace
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Thora Hird
Mrs. Humphries
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Louise Hampton
Miss Russell

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