The Chalk Garden
The peculiar antics of Laurel, an emotionally troubled young girl, are the focus of The Chalk Garden – a stately household drama set on the cliffs of the English south coast. Edith Evans plays a matriarchal grandmother who, in raising her granddaughter, has neglected her other love – a barren chalk garden. Mayhem ensues as Laurel's behavior frightens away a succession of governesses until an enigmatic one is hired in spite of her mysterious references. She skillfully sets about tending to the girl's reckless emotions and the pitifully failed garden.
Freddie Francis
Director
John Harvey
as
Bill Trethowan
Jennifer Jayne
as
Lee Mason
Diana King
as
Mrs. Trethowan
Ronald Neame
Director
Hayley Mills
as
Laurel
John Mills
as
Maitland
Deborah Kerr
as
Miss Madrigal
Edith Evans
as
Mrs. St. Maugham
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