In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve

 Cast: Noel Coward
Noel Coward
, Bernard Miles
Bernard Miles
, John Mills
John Mills
, Celia Johnson
Celia Johnson
, Kay Walsh
Kay Walsh
In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve

 Cast: Noel Coward
Noel Coward
, Bernard Miles
Bernard Miles
, John Mills
John Mills
, Celia Johnson
Celia Johnson
, Kay Walsh
Kay Walsh

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Overview

Few morale-boosting wartime films have retained their power and entertainment value as emphatically as Noël Coward's In Which We Serve. To witness Coward's sober, no-nonsense direction (in collaboration with his co-director/editor, David Lean) and to watch his straightforward portrayal of navy captain Kinross, one would never suspect that he'd built his theatrical reputation upon sophisticated drawing-room comedies and brittle, witty song lyrics. The real star of In Which We Serve is the British destroyer Torrin. Torpedoed in battle, the Torrin miraculously survives, and is brought back to English shores to be repaired. The paint is barely dry and the nuts and bolts barely in place before the Torrin is pressed into duty during the Dunkirk evacuation. The noble vessel is finally sunk after being dive-bombed in Crete, but many of the crew members survive. As they cling to the wreckage awaiting rescue, Coward and his men flash back to their homes and loved ones, and, in so doing, recall anew just why they're fighting and for whom they're fighting. Next to Coward, the single most important of the film's characters is Shorty Blake, played by John Mills. (Trivia note: Mills' infant daughter Juliet Mills appears as Shorty's baby.) Even so, the emphasis in the film is on teamwork; here as elsewhere, there can be no stars in wartime. For many years, the only prints available to television were from the bowdlerized American version, which crudely cut out all "hells" and "damns." Fortunately, this eviscerated American release has since been shelved in favor of the full, glorious 115-minute version.

Product Details

Release Date: 07/15/2015
UPC: 0644827143429
Original Release: 1942
Source: Reel Vault
Language: English
Sales rank: 23,644

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Noel Coward Capt. Kinross,Composer
Bernard Miles Walter Hardy
John Mills Shorty Blake,Frieda's Baby
Celia Johnson Mrs. Kinross
Kay Walsh Freda Lewis
Richard Attenborough Young Stoker
Penelope Dudley Ward Maureen Fenwick
Philip Friend Torps
Joyce Carey Mrs.Hardy/Kath
Kathleen Harrison Mrs. Blake
Michael Wilding Flags
Derek Elphinstone No. One
Frederick Piper Edgecombe
Geoffrey Hibbert Joey Mackeridge
George Carney Mr. Blake
Wally Patch Uncle Fred
James Donald Doctor
Walter Fitzgerald Col. Lumsden
Ann Stephens Lavinia Kinross,May Blake
Daniel Massey Bobby Kinross
Robert Sansom Guns
Ballard Berkeley Engineer Commander
Hubert Gregg Pilot,Nurse
Kenneth Carten Sub-lieutenant
Gerald Case Capt. Jasper Fry
Chimmo Branson Snotty
Caven Watson Brodie
Johnnie Schofield Coxswain
John Boxer Hollett
Leslie Dwyer Parkinson
Dora Gregory Mrs. Lemmon
Lionel Grose Reynolds
Norman Pierce Mr. Satterthwaite
Eileen Peel Mrs. Farrell
Barbara Waring Mrs. Macadoo
Kay Young Barmaid
Michael Wilding Sr. "Flags"
Geraldo's Orchestra Themselves
Brefni O'Rorke Dr. Drake
Michael Whittaker Sub
John Varley Secco
Chuck Russell Fisher
Jonathan Singer Moran
Robert Moreton Coombe
Lesley Osmond Nell Fosdick
Roddy Hughes Photographer

Technical Credits
David Lean Director
Noel Coward Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Douglas Woolsey Special Effects
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