Robert Donat

Cedric Hardwicke

Margaret Leighton

Basil Radford

Kathleen Harrison

Francis L. Sullivan

Marie Lohr

Jack Watling

Walter Fitzgerald

Frank Lawton

Neil North

Nicholas Hannen

Mona Washbourne

Stanley Holloway

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Evelyn Roberts

W.A. Kelley

Edward Lexy

Vera Cook

Hugh Dempster

Gordon McLeod

Ivan Samson

Kynaston Reeves

Charles Groves

Ernest Thesiger

Cyril Ritchard

Lewis Casson

Colin Gordon

Mary Hinton

David Horne

Noel Howlett

Aubrey Mallalieu

Dandy Nichols

Philip Ray

Bill Shine

Frank Tickle

Margaret Withers

Terence Rattigan

Anatole de Grunwald

Anthony Asquith

Ben Hipkins

Andrej Andrejew

John Cox

Teddy Baird

Freddie Young

Red Law

Leo Wilkins

Ronald Kinnoch

Gerald Turney-Smith

William Chappell

William Alwyn

Ken Ritchie

Bill Herlihy

Ray Hearne

Drama

The Winslow Boy

De Grunwald Productions

London Films Productions

United Kingdom

English

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This is a super ensemble "David and Goliath" style story. When young "Ronnie" returns home having been expelled from the Naval Academy, accused of forgery, his father is quickly convinced of the young man's integrity and innocence. This is not just a proud father's belligerence, but a determination on behalf of this upstanding and principled man "Arthur" (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) to see his son gets justice. To that end, he alights on the renowned barrister and parliamentarian "Sir Robert Morton" (Robert Donat) to raise the issue in Parliament - it was not possible to seek ordinary legal redress for the lad as it would have meant effectively suing the King which was a big taboo! What now ensues is a well delivered story of right and wrong, of sacrifice and of love. Donat features sparingly really, but when he appears his delicate charm and subtle means of engaging with the camera speak volumes that, coupled with Rattigan's own adaptation of his play and with a solid cast including the always reliable Kathleen Harrison, Basil Bradford and Margaret Leighton create a potent look at just how effective the little man can be, when given the right impetus and a proper champion. It's not devoid of humour, either - usually at the hands of the gramophone-wielding, rather foppish "Dickie" (Jack Watling) who is happily wasting £200 a year at university with all the academic acumen of a toadstool. Just shy of two hours, it really does motor along well and though the ending is maybe a little bit rushed, it's provides an interesting character study of a family life that must adapt and even struggle to do what is right. Well worth a watch.

The Winslow Boy

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