A drama set during World War II. A tale of adultery and desertion.A drama set during World War II. A tale of adultery and desertion.A drama set during World War II. A tale of adultery and desertion.
Frank Atkinson
- George - Pub Barman
- (uncredited)
Nellie Bowman
- Tillie's Mother
- (uncredited)
John Boxer
- Policeman in Fight in Arcade
- (uncredited)
Dave Crowley
- Baked Beans
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThis movie received its initial television showing in the U.S. in New York City, Thursday, November 2, 1950 on the DuMont Television Network's London Playhouse on WABD (Channel 5).
- GoofsWhen Dr. Montgomery (Alastair Sim) deals with the blow Jim Colter (John Mills) sustained to his head, he applies a round sticking plaster. In the next shot it has changed to a horizontal rectangle. When Jim arrives at the Alcazar club, the plaster is a vertical rectangle. By the time he reaches The Lucky Star to accost Ted Purvis (Stewart Granger) the plaster has disappeared.
- Quotes
Mrs. Colter: [back at home after the night's Blitz] Ah well, another day. Still 'ere, aren't we? That's something.
- ConnectionsFeatured in War Stories (2006)
- SoundtracksWho's Gonna Take You Home Tonight?
(uncredited)
Written by Michael Carr and Irwin Dash (as Lewis Ilda)
Featured review
Lousy title for wartime melodrama
A young English soldier early in World War II (John Mills), learning his wife is stepping out with a spiv (Stewart Grainger, in a different sort of role) goes AWOL to have it out with the wife-stealer.
For Americans it's an eye-opening peek into wartime London. It wasn't all sing-songs in the Underground. It was also people dodging the army with phony certificates, homebodies romancing the wives of men at the front and illicit sales on the black market.
The slang may be difficult for Americans who aren't Anglophiles.
The best parts are when Alistair Sim pops in as the kindly doctor and (infrequent) narrator.
It has nicely comic touches to relieve the melodrama and plenty of odd British characters. Thank goodness. And at the end Sim has a curious explanation for Hitler.
For Americans it's an eye-opening peek into wartime London. It wasn't all sing-songs in the Underground. It was also people dodging the army with phony certificates, homebodies romancing the wives of men at the front and illicit sales on the black market.
The slang may be difficult for Americans who aren't Anglophiles.
The best parts are when Alistair Sim pops in as the kindly doctor and (infrequent) narrator.
It has nicely comic touches to relieve the melodrama and plenty of odd British characters. Thank goodness. And at the end Sim has a curious explanation for Hitler.
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- Runtime1 hour 16 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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