Plot Summary

"It never done a woman any harm to be at the end o' a back-hander." In a society where drunkenness and battered wives are treated as 'normal', Jean McLeod attempts to hold her family together. But after a particularly severe beating she decides to fight back.

Movie Details

Original Title
It Could Happen to Anybody
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Ann Scott-Jones as Jean MacLeod

Ann Scott-Jones

Jean MacLeod

Joseph Brady as Jim McLeod

Joseph Brady

Jim McLeod

William McBain as John McLeod

William McBain

John McLeod

Joe Mullaney as Willy McLeod

Joe Mullaney

Willy McLeod

Samuel Ovens as Hughie McLeod

Samuel Ovens

Hughie McLeod

Jennifer Carey as Moira MacLeod

Jennifer Carey

Moira MacLeod

Irene Sunters as Big Bessie

Irene Sunters

Big Bessie

Ian McNicol as Pluke

Ian McNicol

Pluke

Frank Wylie as Det Sgt Brady

Frank Wylie

Det Sgt Brady

Jake D'Arcy as Det Con Newman

Jake D'Arcy

Det Con Newman

Doreen Keogh as Sister Patricia

Doreen Keogh

Sister Patricia

Ron Donachie as Big Lick

Ron Donachie

Big Lick

Peter Raffan as Bobby Cannon

Peter Raffan

Bobby Cannon

Joan Scott as Mrs. Cannon

Joan Scott

Mrs. Cannon

Harriet Buchan as Panel chairwoman

Harriet Buchan

Panel chairwoman

Ron Paterson as Panel member

Ron Paterson

Panel member

Dorothy Anne Stiven as Ward sister

Dorothy Anne Stiven

Ward sister

A.S. Ross as Policeman

A.S. Ross

Policeman