Our Mother's House

(MGM / Filmways, UK, 1967)

Was Judy originally cast in the film "Our Mother's House" (presumably as "Mother")? It's nice to think so - this film was a good production. The somewhat confusing photo to the right seems to suggest the possibility. However, I don't recall ever hearing or reading about Judy being selected to play in the film. Dirk Bogarde, as you recall, played opposite Judy in I Could Go On Singing (1963). Mark Lester played the title role in the 1968 smash hit, Oliver!. This film was produced in 1967, sans Judy.

Crew:

Produced and Directed by: Jack Clayton
Screen Play: Jeremy Brooks and Haya Harareet (based on the novel by Julian Gloag)
Music: Georges Delerue

Cast:

Dirk Bogarde ... Charlie Hook
Margaret Brooks ... Elsa Hook
Pamela Franklin ... Diana Hook
Louis Sheldon Williams ... Hubert Hook
John Gugolka ... Dunstan Hook
Mark Lester ... Jiminee Hook
Sarah Nicholls ... Gerty Hook
Gustav Henry ... Willy Hook
Parnham Wallace ... Louis
Yootha Joyce ... Mrs. Quayle
Claire Davidson ... Miss Bailey
Annette Carell ... Mother
Edina Ronay ... Doreen

This appears to be an original 1967 photo.
Why did they use a photo of Judy from the 1940s?
(from the collection of Jim Johnson)