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 mother’s 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. Shaw’s 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.