The White Unicorn

The White Unicorn
Original British trade advertisement
Directed by
Screenplay byMoie Charles
A. R. Rawlinson
Robert Westerby
Based onnovel The Milk-White Unicorn by Flora Sandström[1]
Produced byHarold Huth
StarringMargaret Lockwood
Joan Greenwood
Ian Hunter
Dennis Price
CinematographyReginald H. Wyer
Edited byRobert Johnson
Music byBretton Byrd
Production
company
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors (UK)
Release dates
  • 30 October 1947 (1947-10-30) (London)
  • June 1948 (1948-06) (US)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£150,000 (approx)[2]

The White Unicorn is a 1947 British drama film directed by Bernard Knowles and starring Margaret Lockwood, Joan Greenwood, Ian Hunter and Dennis Price.[3] Kyra Vayne appeared as the singer. It was made at Walton Studios by the independent producer John Corfield, and released by General Film Distributors. The film's sets were designed by Norman G. Arnold.[3] It was also known as Milkwhite Unicorn and Bad Sister (its title in the US).[4]

  1. ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Lawson, Alan (21 August 1995). "Gerry Humphreys". British Entertainment History Project.
  3. ^ a b "The White Unicorn (1947)". Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.
  4. ^ Schallert, Edwin (9 March 1947). "British Film Star Irked by Censors: 'Silly,' Says Margaret Lockwood in Trans-Atlantic Phone Chat". Los Angeles Times. p. B1.