Ann Veronica (film) explained

Ann Veronica is a 1952 British TV version of the 1909 H. G. Wells novel of the same name.^[1]

It stars Margaret Lockwood. Lockwood was going to make a film version of this book in 1950 after Highly Dangerous.^{[2] [3]} The project kept being delayed.^[4]

She made it after Trent's Last Case. She wrote "I had already developed a great liking for televised plays and this one was an interesting part."^[5]

The production was well received.^[6]

In 1964 the novel was adapted into a four-part BBC series Ann Veronica starring Rosemary Nicols.

External links

• • Ann Veronica at BFI
• Review of production at Variety

Notes and References

1. Stephen. Vagg. Filmink. Why Stars Stop Being Stars: Margaret Lockwood. January 29, 2020.
2. News: Break For Rank Star . . 11 November 1950 . 29 September 2017 . 19. LAST RACE . National Library of Australia.
3. News: Films & Film People . . 27 . 1482 . Western Australia . 14 October 1950 . 29 September 2017 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: Hollywood Invades The Festival (From London) . . 35,406 . 14 June 1951 . 29 September 2017 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
5. Book: Lockwood, Margaret. Lucky Star: The Autobiography of Margaret Lockwood. Odhams Press Limited. 1955. 163.
6. News: FILM PAGE . . 43 . 2,180 . Adelaide . 20 March 1954 . 29 September 2017 . 4 (SUNDAY MAGAZINE) . National Library of Australia.