The Foreman Went to France (1942)
Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.
Director:
Charles Frend
Writers:
Angus MacPhail, John Dighton, Leslie Arliss.
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Clifford Evans as Fred Carrick |
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Constance Cummings as Anne Stafford |
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Tommy Trinder as Tommy Hoskins |
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Gordon Jackson as Alastair 'Jock' MacFarlan, 19th Fusillers |
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Robert Morley as Mayor Coutare of Bivary |
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Owen Reynolds as Collins, Burns & Fawcett Works Manager |
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Bill Blewitt as Aircraft Spotter on Works Roof |
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Charles Victor as Aircraft Spotter |
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John Williams as 'English' Army Captain |
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Anthony Ainley as Boy |
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Ronald Adam as Sir Charles Fawcett, Managing Director |
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Anita Palacine as La Tour Barmaid |
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Ernest Milton as Stationmaster in La Tour |
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Paul Bonifas as Prefect of Rouville |
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Francis L. Sullivan as French Skipper |
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Thora Hird as Barmaid |
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Mervyn Johns as Official, Passport Office |
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Eric Maturin as Older Man |
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John Boxer as Official |
| Directing | Charles Frend | Director |
| Writing | J. B. Priestley | Story |
| Writing | Angus MacPhail | Screenplay |
| Writing | John Dighton | Screenplay |
| Writing | Leslie Arliss | Screenplay |
| Production | Michael Balcon | Producer |
| Camera | Wilkie Cooper | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert Hamer | Editor |
| Art | Thomas N. Morahan | Art Direction |
| Crew | Len Page | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Ernest Irving | Music Director |
| Production | Alberto Cavalcanti | Associate Producer |
| Production | John Croydon | Production Manager |
| Directing | Ronald Brantford | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Cecil Cooney | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Eddie Orton | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Daphne Heathcote | Continuity |
| Sound | William Walton | Original Music Composer |
