Jassy (film)

Jassy is a 1947 British film melodrama, based on a novel by Norah Lofts. It is a Gainsborough melodrama, the only one to be made in Technicolor.

As new landlords, the Helmars then have to face an angry mob of villagers, demanding better working conditions. They are led by Tom, who is mortally wounded by a drunken Helmar.The Hattons have been employing Toms wild halfgypsy daughter Jassy as a servant, but sack her when she gets too close to their son Barney. She makes friends with Helmars daughter Dilys, who gets her a job as her fathers housekeeper at the big estate. Soon she marries him, but after a riding accident, he becomes violent towards her. A dumb servantgirl Lindy poisons Helmar for his brutality to his wife. Lindy and Jassy are both charged with the crime and found guilty. But the shock has restored Lindys power of speech, and she is able to exonerate Jassy, who signs over the estate to Barney, as its rightful owner, and the two of them are reunited. ........

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