If Winter Comes

On the rebound from a broken heart, a writer (Walter Pidgeon) marries another woman (Angela Lansbury), but secretly longs for his former love (Deborah Kerr). His life takes an unexpected turn when she returns, hoping to rekindle their relationship. With England on the brink of war, he finds even more trouble at the office when he is falsely accused of having an affair with a young, pregnant coworker (Janet Leigh), leading to further tumult and tragedy.

In this drama, set in England, an honorable textbook writer in a village becomes friends with a pregnant girl. The friendship costs him his marriage. Later, the girl dies, and the authorities wonder if it is murder. A coroner's inquest is held, and for a while the writer's social and professional standing sets on the brink of ruin. In the end, he is finally cleared and is therefore free to court his true love.