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J. Lee Thompson’s 1957 working-class drama showcases a tour de force performance from Yvonne Mitchell as the slatternly housewife of the title whose uptight husband (AnthonyQuayle) is lured away by a younger woman (Sylvia Syms). It’s relentlessly downbeat and claustrophobic, but Ted Willis’ script avoids easy recrimination. Mitchell’s Amy Preston, …

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