Mrs. Warrens Profession (1972)

Comedy, Drama, UK, 109min Cast: Coral Browne, Penelope Wilton, James Grout, Derek Godfrey, Robert Powell, Richard Pearson Mrs. Warren (Coral Browne) has graduated from prostitution to opening and operating a chain of brothels throughout Europe. When her educated daughter Vivie (Penelope Wilton) discovers the truth about her mothers profession her reactions affect everyone around her. Adapted from George Bernard Shaw s 1893 play, which was only first performed in 1902, after being banned by the censor for eight years. Shaws indictment of the hypocrisy surrounding prostitution still shocked its audiences. A wonderful Shaw adaptation with glorious Coral Browne as the title character and a young Penelope Wilton quite good as the insufferably priggish Vivie.