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The First of the Few
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Directed by
Leslie Howard 
 
Writing credits
Henry C. James (original story) &
Katherine Strueby (original story) (as Kay Strueby)

Miles Malleson (screenplay) and
Anatole de Grunwald (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Leslie Howard ... R.J. Mitchell

David Niven ... Geoffrey Crisp
Rosamund John ... Diana Mitchell
Roland Culver ... Commander Bride
Anne Firth ... Miss Harper
David Horne ... Mr. Higgins
J.H. Roberts ... Sir Robert McLean
Derrick De Marney ... Squadron Leader Jefferson
Rosalyn Boulter ... Mabel Lovesay
Herbert Cameron ... MacPherson
Toni Edgar-Bruce ... Lady Houston (as Toni Edgar Bruce)
Gordon McLeod ... Major Buchan
George Skillan ... Mr. Royce
Erik Freund ... Messerschmitt
Fritz Wendhausen ... Von Straben (as F.R. Wendhausen)
John Chandos ... Krantz
Victor Beaumont ... Von Crantz
Suzanne Clair ... Madeleine
Filippo Del Giudice ... Bertorelli
Brefni O'Rorke ... The Specialist
Gerry Wilmot ... Radio Announcer
Jack Peach ... Radio Announcer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Josef Goebbels ... Himself (archive footage)
Hermann Göring ... Himself (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler ... Himself (archive footage)

Robert Beatty ... American Airman (uncredited)
Bunny Currant ... Himself (uncredited)
Peter Gawthorne ... Board Member (uncredited)
Miles Malleson ... Vickers Representative (uncredited)
Gibb McLaughlin ... Sir Ian MacLaren (uncredited)

Patricia Medina ... Venetian Girl (uncredited)

Bernard Miles ... Lady Houston's Agent (uncredited)
Olaf Olsen ... Civilian at Richtofen Club (uncredited)
Cyril Raymond ... Radio Control Officer (uncredited)
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Produced by
Leslie Howard .... producer
George King .... producer (uncredited)
John Stafford .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
William Walton 
 
Cinematography by
Georges Périnal (uncredited)
 
Film Editing by
Douglas Myers 
 
Art Direction by
Paul Sheriff  (as Paul Sherriff)
 
Production Management
Phil C. Samuel .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Pollock .... assistant director
Frank Bevis .... second assistant director (uncredited)
Frank Hollands .... third assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Peggy Gick .... assistant art director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
John Dennis .... recording director
Harry Miller .... sound editor
Stanley Lambourne .... boom operator (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
W. Percy Day .... backgrounds
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jack Hildyard .... camera operator
Georges Périnal .... lighting expert (as Georges Perinal)
Jack Dooley .... still photographer (uncredited)
Alan Hume .... clapper loader (uncredited)
Arthur Ibbetson .... camera operator: model unit (uncredited)
Eugene H.E. Pizey .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Eve Catchpole .... assistant editor (uncredited)
Hazel Wilkinson .... assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Muir Mathieson .... musical director
Roy Douglas .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Mischa Spoliansky .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Adrian Brunel .... production consultant
Sidney Cole .... technical advisor
Samuel Goldwyn .... presenter (uncredited)
Hazel Wilkinson .... continuity (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete

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