Jassy

Jassy was a 1947 British film melodrama, based on a novel by Norah Lofts. It was a Gainsborough melodrama, the only one to be made in Technicolor. Its plot involves Jassy Woodroofe, a wild gypsy girl hired as a servant in a 19th century household. During a social evening at Christopher Hatton's country estate, Mordelaine, his son Barney has a romantic tryst with Dilys Helmar . But the next day, Barney discovers that his mother's jewels have been purloined by her husband, who has spent all night gambling with Dilys' father Nick . Barney arrives just in time to see Mordelaine lost on a single... unlucky throw of the dice. The Hattons are forced to move to a cottage in a nearby village. One day, while his horse is shod by blacksmith Bob Wicks, Barney sees some villagers tormenting a young woman, whom he rescues. She is Jassy Woodroffe, considered a witch because of her mother's gypsy blood , is a respected village elder and her gift of second sight. Mrs Hatton hires Jassy as a domestic servant, over and above the maid Meggie's suspicions.
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