The Bells Go Down (1943)
Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII.
Director: Basil Dearden
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Tommy Trinder as Tommy Turk |
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James Mason as Ted Robbins |
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Philip Friend as Bob |
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Mervyn Johns as Sam |
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William Hartnell as Brookes |
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Finlay Currie as District Officer McFarlane |
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Philippa Hiatt as Nan |
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Meriel Forbes as Susie |
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Beatrice Varley as Ma Turk |
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Norman Pierce as Pa Robbins |
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Muriel George as Ma Robbins |
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Julian Vedey as Lou Freeman |
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Richard George as P.C. O'Brien |
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H Victor Weske as Peters |
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Leslie Harcourt as Barman |
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Lesley Brook as June |
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Frederick Culley as Vicar |
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Stanley Lathbury as Verger |
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Johnnie Schofield as Milkman |
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Leo Genn as Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited) |
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Andreas Malandrinos as Mr. Vanetti (uncredited) |
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Frederick Piper as Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Charles Victor as Bill - Dunkirk Survivor (uncredited) |
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Ralph Michael as Dunkirk Survivor (uncredited) |
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John Salew as Landlord (uncredited) |
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Ben Williams as Head of the Rescue Squad (uncredited) |
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Stanley Escane as Choirboy (uncredited) |
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Peter Noble as Auxiliary Fireman (uncredited) |
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Grace Arnold as Canteen Lady (uncredited) |
| Directing | Basil Dearden | Director |
| Writing | Roger MacDougall | Writer |
| Production | Michael Balcon | Producer |
| Art | Michael Relph | Art Direction |
| Crew | Cliff Richardson | Special Effects |
| Crew | Roy Kellino | Special Effects |
| Camera | Gerald Gibbs | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Roy Douglas | Music |
| Editing | Mary Habberfield | Editor |
| Crew | A.D. Valentine | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Stephen Black | Book |
