
The Death of the Heart
A young orphan girl, Portia, goes to live with her well-to-do aunt and uncle. As she is groomed to become a lady, she is confused by the young man who seems to be courting her. Surrounded by pretentious people who have no clue how to deal with teenagers, she soon loses her naïveté and thinks of running away.
Top Billed Cast

Phyllis Calvert
Mrs. Heccomb
JoJo Cole
Portia Quayne

Daniel Chatto
Eddie
Alice Douglas
Clara

Paul Mark Elliott
Cecil
Featured Crew

Peter Hammond
Director
Derek Mahon
Writer

Geoffrey Burgon
Sound
David Rees
Editor
June Wyndham-Davies
Producer
Elizabeth Bowen
Writer
Ray Goode
Cinematography