Nursing Home Matron — First Men in the Moon Character Profile

About Nursing Home Matron

The head nurse at the facility where the elderly Bedford resides. She restricts his access to news broadcasts about the lunar mission, claiming they overstimulate him.

Character Facts

Played by

Gladys Henson

Appears in

First Men in the Moon (1964)

Role

Supporting

More characters from First Men in the Moon

• Arnold Bedford (Edward Judd)
• Kate Callender (Martha Hyer)
• Joseph Cavor (Lionel Jeffries)
• Stuart (Norman Bird)
• Dymchurch Registrar (Miles Malleson)
• Bailiff's Man (uncredited) (Peter Finch)
• Gibbs (uncredited) (Erik Chitty)
• Sparks (uncredited) (Douglas Ives)
• Richard Challis (Hugh McDermott)
• Margaret Hoy (Betty McDowall)
• Cosmonaut Nevsky, Moon Landing Crew (uncredited) (John Murray Scott)
• Sgt Andrew Martin, Moon Landing Crew (uncredited) (Gordon Robinson)