The Miniver Story The Miniver Story The Miniver Story is a 1950 film sequel to the successful 1942 film "Mrs. Miniver". Like its predecessor, it was made by MGM and starred Greer Garson in the title role, but it was filmed on location in England. The film was directed by H.C. Potter and produced by Sidney Franklin, from a screenplay by George Froeschel and Ronald Millar based on characters created by Jan Struther. The music score was by Miklós Rózsa and Herbert Stothart, with additional music by Daniele Amfitheatrof (from "Mrs. Miniver") (uncredited) and the cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg. Greer Garson (Kay), Walter
Mrs Dane's Defence of work by playwrights such as Arthur Wing Pinero, which feature a “fallen woman,” or “woman with a past,” who must be punished for past actions. Instead of dying or committing suicide, like many of the women in these plays (as in Pinero's famous play "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray"), Mrs. Dane is merely exiled to her hometown and the marriage called off. "Mrs. Dane's Defence" was generally well received, though the morals promoted may have seemed old-fashioned by young, more liberal audiences who had seen the plays of George Bernard Shaw or William Archer. There are a number of cinema