London Belongs to Me (1948)
Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938 and September 1939. Percy Boon lives with his mother in a shared rented house with an assortment of characters in central London. Although well intentioned, he becomes mixed up with gangsters and murder. The story focuses on the effects this has on Percy and the other residents.
Director:
Sidney Gilliat
Writers:
Sidney Gilliat, J.B. Williams.
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Richard Attenborough as Percy Boon |
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Alastair Sim as Mr. Squales |
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Fay Compton as Mrs. Josser |
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Stephen Murray as Uncle Henry |
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Wylie Watson as Mr. Josser |
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Susan Shaw as Doris Josser |
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Hugh Griffith as Headlam Fynne |
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Joyce Carey as Mrs Vizzard |
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Ivy St. Helier as Connie Coke |
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Andrew Crawford as Bill |
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Eleanor Summerfield as The Blonde |
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Jack McNaughton as Jimmy |
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Maurice Denham as Jack Rufus |
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Aubrey Dexter as Mr Battlebury |
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Henry Hewitt as Verriter |
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Arthur Howard as Mr Chinkwell |
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Fabia Drake as Mrs Jan Byl |
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Sydney Tafler as Night Club Receptionist |
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Henry Edwards as Police Superintendant |
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George Cross as Inspector Cartwright |
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Cyril Chamberlain as Det Sgt Wilson |
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Edward Evans as Det Sgt Taylor |
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John Salew as Mr Banks |
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Russell Waters as Clerk of the Court |
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Cecil Trouncer as Mr Henry Wassall KC |
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Kenneth Downey as Mr Veezey Blaize KC |
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Ivor Barnard as Mr Justice Plymme |
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Basil Cunard as Foreman of the Jury |
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Wensley Pithey as 1st Warden |
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Manville Tarrant as 2nd Warden |
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Arthur Lowe as Commuter on Train (uncredited) |
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Ewen Solon as Clerk (uncredited) |
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Jack May as Bystander (uncredited) |
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Reg Thomason as Bystander (uncredited) |
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Myrette Morven as Female Employee (uncredited) |
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Ewan Roberts as 1st Policeman (uncredited) |
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Stanley Beard as 2nd Policeman (uncredited) |
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Leo Genn as Narrator (uncredited) |
| Directing | Sidney Gilliat | Director |
| Writing | Sidney Gilliat | Screenplay |
| Writing | J.B. Williams | Screenplay |
| Camera | Wilkie Cooper | Director of Photography |
| Production | Frank Launder | Producer |
| Production | Sidney Gilliat | Producer |
| Sound | Benjamin Frankel | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Thelma Connell | Editor |
| Production | J. Arthur Rank | Executive Producer |
| Art | Roy Oxley | Art Direction |
| Writing | Norman Collins | Novel |