Kind Hearts and Coronets
He chopped down the family tree...
1949-06-21 | 104 minutes
Plot Summary
When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.
Cast
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Dennis PriceLouis Mazzini / His Father
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Alec GuinnessThe D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
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Joan GreenwoodSibella
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Valerie HobsonEdith D'Ascoyne
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Audrey FildesMama
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Miles MallesonThe Hangman
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Clive MortonThe Prison Governor
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John PenroseLionel Holland
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Cecil RamageCrown Counsel
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Hugh GriffithLord High Steward
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John SalewMr. Perkins
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Lyn EvansThe Farmer
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Arthur LoweThe Reporter
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Peter GawthorneFirst Lord Delivering Verdict (uncredited)
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