No Love For Johnnie

No Love For Johnnie is een DVD.

No Love For Johnnie DVD

No Love For Johnnie DVD

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No Love for Johnnie

Re-elected to the House of Commons, Labour Party member Johnnie Byrne suffers two setbacks: he fails to receive a Cabinet post, and his wife, a Communist, leaves him. The professional failure disturbs Johnnie and he is persuaded to join a left-wing splinter group bent on harassing the prime minister. One evening, Johnnie's neighbour, who is in love with him, takes him to a party where he meets model Pauline. After a few dates, Johnnie is desperately in love with her and fails to appear in Parliament on the day he is scheduled to ask a crucial question to discredit the government. Pauline decides that marrying a man twice her age is too great a risk, and leaves London. Johnnie is then summoned to a meeting of his constituents who attack him for his neglect. Failing to win back Pauline, Johnnie receives a surprise offer from his wife suggesting they try again. Johnnie is inclined to accept her offer, but the prime minister offers him a Cabinet post with the stipulation that he remain apart from his Communist wife, Johnnie decides against the reconciliation. Alone and without love or friends, he occupies one of the front seats reserved for Cabinet members. Is it all really worth it?

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No Love For Johnnie DVD

Based on a novel by Wilfred Fienburgh, this is the story of a British Member of Parliament whose public and private lives are in a shambles. Portrayed by Peter Finch, but supported by an eclectic cast of stereotypical politicians, the protagonist has his hands full trying to keep the important things in his personal life separate from the things in his public life. A well-paced political thriller based on a controversial 1959 novel published by Fienburgh, a Socialist member of Parliament, this is an excellent portrayal of a public figure riding an emotional wave and trying to stay on the crest.

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