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A Question of Adultery (1958)

A Question of Adultery (1958)

Drama

Artificial Insemination - the burning problem of today

Release Date: 1958, July 15
Directors: Don Chaffey
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Connaught Place, Connaught Place, Connaught Place
Cast: Frank Thring, Donald Houston, Anton Diffring, Anthony Steel, Basil Sydney, Richard Caldicot, Conrad Phillips, Rodney Burke, Julie London, Georgina Cookson, Kynaston Reeves, Andrew Cruickshank

Overview:

Mark Loring is madly jealous of his wife, Mary, former American cabaret singer. Due to an automobile accident, she loses her unborn child, and Mark becomes sterile. His father, Brit-stuffy Sir John Loring, has never approved of the marriage and, again, tries to break it up. Believing that a child will hold the marriage together, Mary suggests artificial insemination to Mark, who finally agrees to accompany her to a clinic in Switzerland. However, when she is again pregnant, Mark finds it impossible to reconcile himself to the situation and leaves her. Prompted by his father, Mark sues for divorce, accusing her of adultery. She contests the divorce and a trial concerns itself with whether or not artificial insemination is a question of adultery. The Catholic Church's National League of Decency placed this film on its Condemned" list.

Keywords:

artificial insemination