Portrait of Clare is a 1950 black and white British drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Margaret Johnston, Richard Todd, Robin Bailey and Ronald Howard, and based on the 1927 novel of the same name written by Francis Brett Young .

[2] The film is begins in a large country mansion owned by the Hingstons and is set just after the Second World War.

Lady Hingston starts to recall her youth to a young granddaughter, Sylvia, The story is then told in flashback, returning firstly to around 1900.

Wilburn realises that Clare only married him to give Steven a father and they should part from their loveless marriage.

TV Guide wrote, "the story suffers from a slack pace, though Johnston adds a lot of charm and sincerity to her role.