The Mudlark

The Mudlark is a 1950 American British movie directed by Jean Negulesco and was based on the 1949 novel of the same name by Theodore Bonnet. It stars Alec Guinness, Irene Dunne, Andrew Ray, Beatrice Campbell, Finlay Currie, Anthony Steel and was distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was nominated an Academy Award in 1951.