Winslow Boy (1949)
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Based on the infamous Archer-Shee case of 1912, The Winslow Boy features Neil North as the 14-year-old title character. Accused of a petty theft, North is expelled from Naval College. His father, retired bank official Sir Cedric Hardwycke, is prevented by existing British law to clear his son's… More Based on the infamous Archer-Shee case of 1912, The Winslow Boy features Neil North as the 14-year-old title character. Accused of a petty theft, North is expelled from Naval College. His father, retired bank official Sir Cedric Hardwycke, is prevented by existing British law to clear his son's name. He engages attorney Robert Donat, who successfully petitions for the right to sue the Admiralty and make this august organization prove its charges in court. Public opinion, however, is strongly against Hardwycke and his family: particularly effected is Hardwycke's daughter Margaret Leighton, whose fiance breaks off their engagement. For dramatic purposes, Margaret finds solace in a romantic relationship with barrister Donat. Terrence Rattigan worked on the cinemadaptation of his own play, which was later restaged on American television. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Anthony Asquith
- Genres
- Drama
G,
- Studio
- LionsGate Entertainment
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Directed with great care for feeling and detail.
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Cast
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Robert Donat
as Sir Robert Morton
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Margaret Leighton
as Catherine Winslow
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Cedric Hardwicke
as Arthur Winslow
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Basil Radford
as Esmond Curry
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Neil North
as Ronnie Winslow
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Kathleen Harrison
as Violet
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Jack Watling
as Dickie Winslow
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Frank Lawton
as John Watherstone
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Francis L. Sullivan
as Attorney General
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Nicholas Hannen
as Col. Watherstone
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Walter Fitzgerald
as 1st Lord
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Ernst Thesiger
as Mr. Ridgeley-Pearce
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Lewis Casson
as Adm. Springfield
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Archibald Batty
as Elderly Member
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George Bishop
as Usher
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Wilfred Caithness
as Minister
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Ian Colin
as Mr. Saunders
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Vera Cook
as Violet's friend
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Hugh Dempster
as Agricultural Member
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Charles Groves
as Clerk of the Court
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Nicholas Hawtrey
as Charles Elliott
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Mary Hinton
as Mrs. Elliott
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Stanley Holloway
as Comedian
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Noel Howlett
as Mr. Williams
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Wilfrid Hyde-White
as Mr. Ridgeley-Pearce, Wilkinson
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Edward Lexy
as First Elderly Member (Smoking Room)
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Marie Lohr
as Grace Winslow
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Aubrey Mallalieu
as Mr. Roberts
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Beatrice Marsden
as Cook
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Gordon McLeod
as Elderly Member
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Dandy Nichols
as Miss Hawkins
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Philip Ray
as 1st Speaking Member
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Kynaston Reeves
as Lord Chief Justice
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Cyril Ritchard
as Comedian
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Bill Shine
as Fred
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Frank Tickle
as Mr. Gunn
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Mona Washbourne
as Miss Barnes
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Margaret Withers
as Mrs. Jordan
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Cecil Bevan
as Speaker
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Hilary Pritchard
as Dr. Anstruther
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Evelyn Roberts
as Hamilton MP
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Ivan Samson
as Commander Flower
