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Happiness of Three Women
The Wishing Well Inn in rural Wales is the bustling centre of love and intrigue in this charming romance starring Petula Clarke.
Director: Maurice Elvey
Overview
Petula Clarke stars in this charming romance directed by British stalwart Maurice Elvey. The Wishing Well Inn in rural Wales becomes the centre of love and intrigue when three troubled guests arrive, and become subject to the manipulations of a conniving postman (Eynon Evans), who only has eyes for the landlady.
Evans also wrote the successful play on which the film was based. Please note that, while we have worked from the best available source materials, the audio quality for this presentation is compromised in places.
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