Remake This: "The Upturned Glass" (1947)

When the "The Upturned Glass" premiered in theaters June 17, 1947, James Mason was just emotionally over with movies in general. His wife had successfully written the script and was excited about the move to Hollywood, but Mason was already slowly alienating everyone he knew. "There was precious little glamour in British films," James Mason explained in a 1945 magazine article, "in the sense that making movies was hard, not glamorous work." (Sweeney, Kevin. James Mason: A Bio-bibliography. 1999) But Mason was not entirely convinced Hollywood held the creative freedom he really wanted. The British trade papers considered "The Upturned Glass" a "notable box office" for the year, being made for £196,000 and the estimating £45,800 at the box office. (Spicer, Andrew. Sydney Box. 2006) The New York Times called "The Upturned Glass" "a story of vengeance that is too understated for its own good" and Mason in "one of his fattest roles, though he does not always make the most of the opportunities in this study..."