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:
Leslie Arliss, Angus MacPhail, John Dighton.
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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 |
| Writing | J. B. Priestley | Story |
| Directing | Charles Frend | Director |
| Sound | Ernest Irving | Music Director |
| Production | Michael Balcon | Producer |
| Camera | Wilkie Cooper | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Leslie Arliss | Screenplay |
| Art | Thomas N. Morahan | Art Direction |
| Editing | Robert Hamer | Editor |
| Crew | Len Page | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Angus MacPhail | Screenplay |
| Writing | John Dighton | Screenplay |
| Production | Alberto Cavalcanti | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Ronald Brantford | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Daphne Heathcote | Continuity |
| Production | John Croydon | Production Manager |
| Camera | Eddie Orton | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Cecil Cooney | Camera Operator |
| Sound | William Walton | Original Music Composer |