I'll leave off the summary. You can get that on wikipedia.
It's based on a 1946 play by Terence Rattigan who got his inspiration from an actual incident in the early 1900s. It has been dramatised many times and indeed watching the movie was not unlike watching a play on the stage. I haven't read the original play yet but I doubt the director changed much by way of scene or setting.
The three primary characters in the story are Mr. Winslow, Miss Winslow (his daughter) and Sir Robert (a barrister and a member of parliament). The actors portraying these three wonderful characters can't be lauded enough. My god, they were good! Mr. Winslow especially!
The long court case took much of his income and wrested his health from him. Every progressive scene showed him age and deteriorate. The calm, intelligent gentleman turned into a slightly harassed, suffering old man who was trying hard to still find amusement in life.
His daughter was his worthy heir. Determined, level headed, intelligent she fought for her brother and her family's honour even through protests and threats from her fiance's family.
She caught Sir Robert's eye and I hoped they would be united. But in the end they leave that as a tantalising possibility and for us to keep hoping.
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