This Above All (1942)
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Eric Knight's wartime novel This Above All was given the Tiffany treatment in the this 20th Century Fox big-budgeter. Tyrone Power plays Clive Briggs, a conscientious objector from humble origins, who deserts the British Army because he doesn't believe in fighting to preserve his… More Eric Knight's wartime novel This Above All was given the Tiffany treatment in the this 20th Century Fox big-budgeter. Tyrone Power plays Clive Briggs, a conscientious objector from humble origins, who deserts the British Army because he doesn't believe in fighting to preserve his country's oppressive class structure. But Briggs is no coward, and he performs admirably in rescuing air-raid victims. Through the love of Prudence Cathaway (Joan Fontaine), a doctor's daughter and member of the women's air corps, Briggs realizes that love of country supersedes all social outrage. This Above All ends with Briggs seriously wounded, though given a good chance to survive. In the original novel, the hero not only dies, but also has a censor-baiting love affair with the Prudence character (who, of course, is as pure as the driven snow in the film). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Anatole Litvak
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
- In Theaters
- May 12, 1942 Wide
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Cast
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Tyrone Power
as Clive Briggs
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Joan Fontaine
as Prudence Cathaway
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Thomas Mitchell
as Monty
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Henry Stephenson
as Gen. Cathaway
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Nigel Bruce
as Ramsbottom
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Gladys Cooper
as Iris
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Philip Merivale
as Dr. Roger Cathaway
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Sara Allgood
as Waitress in Tea Room
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Alexander Knox
as Rector
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Queenie Leonard
as Violet Worthing
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Melville Cooper
as Wilbur
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Jill Esmond
as Nurse Emily
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Holmes Herbert
as Dr. Mathias
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Denis Green
as Dr. Ferris
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Arthur Shields
as Chaplain
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Dennis Hoey
as Parson
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John Abbott
as Joe
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May Beatty
as Customer
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Billy Bevan
as Farmer
- Anita Bolster
- Leonard Carey
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Andy Clyde
as Fireman
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Alec Craig
as Conductor
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Alan Edmiston
as Porter
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Brenda Forbes
as Mae the Singer
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Mary Forbes
as Vicar's Wife
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Lumsden Hare
as Headwaiter
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Forrester Harvey
as Proprietor
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Olaf Hytten
as Proprietor
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Doris Lloyd
as Woman Sergeant
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Thomas Lockyear
as Vicar
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Morton Lowry
as Soldier in Underground Club
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Miles Mander
as Major
- Aubrey Mather
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Virginia McDowall
as Girl
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Jessica Newcombe
as Matron
- Rita Page
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Jean Prescott
as Nurse
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Wyndham Standing
as Doctor
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Will Stanton
as Bartender
- Heather Thatcher
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Cyril Thornton
as Station Master
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Clare Verdera
as WAAF Corporal
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Rhys Williams
as Sergeant
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Colin Campbell
as Man
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Mary Field
as Maid
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Herbert Clifton
as Secretary
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Harold De Becker
as Conductor
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Val Stanton
as Policeman