Deborah Kerr in The Chalk Garden (1964) 7/13

by admin on March 14, 2010


A grandmother (Edith Evans) seeks a governess for her 16 year old granddaughter, Laurel (Hayley Mills), who manages to drive away each and every one so far by exposing their past, with a record of three in one week! When an applicant (Deborah Kerr) with a mysterious past manages to get the job, Laurel vows to expose her. Meanwhile, Laurel’s married-divorced-married mother tries to get her back (description from IMDB). Directed by Ronald Neame

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kerrkrazy March 14, 2010 at 6:01 am

Watch the Hatter’s Castle and you will see she is 18ish in that movie.

ClassicMovieClub March 14, 2010 at 6:27 am

Thanks for uploadin this im really enjoyin it!

jekorb March 14, 2010 at 7:23 am

What’s with the “Grand-Lou” stuff? Maybe Granny’s name is Louise, or something.

sweetcamera March 14, 2010 at 8:08 am

Laurel claimed she was “attacked” ( by this, I think they’re implying raped or molested) by a man in Hyde Park when she was 12. As Maitland says to Miss Madrigal, Laurel’s grandmother never allowed her to be examined. They were also implying that Laurel was probably lying about it. And to Miss Madrigal, Laurel’s tendency to lie and twist the truth is very disturbing.

blunds911 March 14, 2010 at 9:03 am

what happened to laural when she was 12?? i still dont get it

MLroxsursoxs March 14, 2010 at 9:54 am

it is Grand-Lou

aramanth March 14, 2010 at 10:25 am

Kerr is a very elegant lady. She butters toast elegantly! She is regal, beautiful and eloquent……..

TheLights045 March 14, 2010 at 10:34 am

Hmm.. it sort of sounds like “Grand-Lou”?

assandthem March 14, 2010 at 11:16 am

Deborah Kerr is so a sophisticate regal beauty. Everything fits so perfectly with her, to start from the elegant name Kerr…the way she talks, the way she looks at…with certain way of distance, the way she moves. The way any english lady is supposedly to look to any foreigner eye…but obvious it’s not. I wonder how she was and look as a young starlet.

shibamatachick March 14, 2010 at 11:17 am

A good hiding. Maybe a few.

TheColtMeister March 14, 2010 at 12:03 pm

At 5:34, what does Laurel call her grandmother? I can’t quite make it out.

lebaneseasilah March 14, 2010 at 12:37 pm

Hayley is such a good actress. It’s so cute to see her with her father in this film, too. I wonder what he thought of her performance.

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