Still Life (play) mood without technical creaking or over padding, deserves a better fate, and if, by careful writing, acting and producing I can do a little towards reinstating it in its rightful pride, I shall have achieved one of my more sentimental ambitions." "Still Life" was first produced in London (1936) and later presented in New York (1936–1937) and Canada (1938). It has enjoyed several major revivals and in 1945 was adapted for film under the title "Brief Encounter". Like all the other plays in the cycle, it originally starred Gertrude Lawrence and Coward himself. Six of the plays in "" were
The Enchanted Cottage (1945 film) to Robert Young, her character had similar costumes that were well tailored. The film was released in April 1945. Not all the critics were enthusiastic. Writing for "The New York Times", critic Bosley Crowther said Other critics chose to overlook the sentimentality of the plot and focus on the overall message. Jeremy Arnold wrote that The film made a profit of $881,000. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: "The Enchanted Cottage" was adapted as a radio play on the September 3, 1945 broadcast of "Lux Radio Theater" with Robert Young and Dorothy McGuire reprising their