School for Secrets

Peter Ustinov

1946•108 min.•

United Kingdom

★7(3)

Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in time for it to be used in the Battle of Britain against the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Without it the little island could well have been overrun.

Drama
War

Cast

Ralph Richardson
Prof. Heatherville
Raymond Huntley
Prof. Laxton-Jones
John Laurie
Dr. McVitie
EJ
Ernest Jay
Dr. Dainty
David Tomlinson
Mr. Watlington
Finlay Currie
Sir Duncan Wills
NW
Norman Webb
Dr. Wainwright
Michael Hordern
Lt. Cmdr. Lowther
Pamela Matthews
Mrs. Watlington
JH
Joan Haythorne
Mrs. Laxton-Jones
Joan Young
Mrs. McVitie
AW
Ann Wilton
Mrs. Dainty
Richard Attenborough
Jack Arnold
David Hutcheson
Squadron Leader Sowerby
Patrick Waddington
Group Capt. Aspinall
Cyril Smith
Flight Sgt. Cox
James Hayter
Warrant Officer
DBS
D. Bradley Smith
Air Marshal Cotter
Robin Bailey
Wives' Escort Officer
HD
Hugh Dempster
Sqdn. Ldr. Slatter
KB
Kenneth Buckley
Sqdn. Ldr. Buckley
Paul Carpenter
Flt. Lt. Argylle
Anthony Dawson
Flt. Lt. Norton
RL
Robert Long
Flying Officer Davies
RM
Richard Mantell
Air Vice-Marshal
Murray Matheson
Wing Cdr. Allen
AW
Anthony Wyckham
Flying Officer Ogden
Peggy Evans
Daphne Adams
IF
Ingrid Forrest
Penelope Birkenshaw
GK
Geraldine Keyes
Phyllis Hammond
Vida Hope
WAAF Flight Sergeant
SE
Sonia Elverson
WAAF Teller
Robert Wyndham
Major
AB
Andrew Blackett
Captain
Bill Owen
Paratroop Sergeant
TA
Tony Arpino
1st Commando
PM
Peter March
2nd Commando
BE
Bob Elson
3rd Commando
RK
Roger Keyes
4th Commando
TH
Trevening Hill
5th Commando
EH
Edward Hodge
6th Commando
JA
Joseph Almas
Dr. Klemmerhahn
AR
Arthur Rieck
Lt. Hense
EU
Ernest Urbank
1st Sentry
KM
Karl Morel
2nd Sentry
Marjorie Rhodes
Mrs. Arnold
EL
Edward Lexy
Sir Desmond Prosser
Hugh Pryse
Sir Nicholas Hathaway
O.B. Clarence
Old Retainer
Aubrey Mallalieu
1st Club Member
Desmond Roberts
2nd Club Member
GB
Guy Belmore
3rd Club Member
AL
Alvar Liddell
BBC Announcer (voice)
Kenneth More
Bomb Aimer (uncredited)
Arthur Mullard
(uncredited)
IS
Ian Selby
Man at Dance (uncredited)

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