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.

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  Deborah Kerr

  Miss Madrigal
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  Hayley Mills

  Laurel
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  John Mills

  Maitland
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  Edith Evans

  Mrs. St. Maugham
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  Felix Aylmer

  Judge McWhirrey
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  Elizabeth Sellars

  Olivia
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  Toke Townley

  Shop Clerk