All the cast did a reasonable job in portraying characters of the late Victorian period in England. However, the poster shown here on IMDB is very American, giving the impression of Victor Mature's character being an American gangster.
Mature was always self-deprecating about his acting abilities, but he does well enough here in a "gentleman" role that contrasts favourably with his tough-guy and "muscular" performances. But in the light of the denouement possibly he's too burly and virile, and an effete actor might have been more appropriate.
For its time (1947), the film does make several "racy" allusions, with men picking up dancers as they leave the theatre - one is thwarted when he tries to accompany the girls upstairs into her lodgings. And Michael's fiancee points out to Belle/Rose that, rather than spending so much money on clothes for her, he could have purchased her affections for two shillings (about £42 in 2023 - quite a low price (not that I know much about such transactions), with the implication that Bella/Rose came cheap.
Mature was always self-deprecating about his acting abilities, but he does well enough here in a "gentleman" role that contrasts favourably with his tough-guy and "muscular" performances. But in the light of the denouement possibly he's too burly and virile, and an effete actor might have been more appropriate.
For its time (1947), the film does make several "racy" allusions, with men picking up dancers as they leave the theatre - one is thwarted when he tries to accompany the girls upstairs into her lodgings. And Michael's fiancee points out to Belle/Rose that, rather than spending so much money on clothes for her, he could have purchased her affections for two shillings (about £42 in 2023 - quite a low price (not that I know much about such transactions), with the implication that Bella/Rose came cheap.