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Directed by | |||
| John Boulting | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Ray Allister | (based on the biography: Friese-Greene, Close-Up of an Inventor) | |
| Eric Ambler | (screenplay) | |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
 | Renée Asherson | ... | Miss Tagg (as Renee Asherson) |
 | Richard Attenborough | ... | Jack Carter |
| Robert Beatty | ... | Lord Beaverbrook |
| Martin Boddey | ... | Sitter in Bath Studio |
| Edward Chapman | ... | Father in Family Group |
| John Charlesworth | ... | Graham Friese-Greene |
| Maurice Colbourne | ... | Bride's Father in Wedding Group |
| Roland Culver | ... | 1st Company Promoter |
| John Howard Davies | ... | Maurice Friese-Greene |
| Michael Denison | ... | Reporter |
 | Robert Donat | ... | William Friese-Greene |
| Joan Dowling | ... | Maggie |
| Henry Edwards | ... | Butler at Fox Talbot's |
| Mary Ellis | ... | Mrs. Nell Collings |
| Marjorie Fielding | ... | Elderly Viscountess |
| Robert Flemyng | ... | Doctor in Surgery |
| Leo Genn | ... | Maida Vale Doctor |
| Marius Goring | ... | House Agent |
| Everley Gregg | ... | Bridegroom's Mother in Wedding Group |
| Joyce Grenfell | ... | Mrs. Claire |
| Robertson Hare | ... | Sitter in Bath Studio |
| Kathleen Harrison | ... | Mother in Family Group |
| William Hartnell | ... | Recruiting Sergeant |
| Joan Hickson | ... | Mrs. Stukely |
| Thora Hird | ... | Doctor's Housekeeper |
| Stanley Holloway | ... | Broker's Man |
| Patrick Holt | ... | Sitter in Bath Studio |
| Michael Hordern | ... | Official Receiver |
| Jack Hulbert | ... | 1st Holborn Policeman |
| Sid James | ... | Sergeant in Storeroom (as Sidney James) |
 | Glynis Johns | ... | May Jones |
| Mervyn Johns | ... | Goitz |
| Margaret Johnston | ... | Edith Friese-Greene |
 | Barry Jones | ... | Bath Doctor |
| Peter Jones | ... | Industry Man |
| James Kenney | ... | Kenneth Friese-Greene |
| Ann Lancaster | ... | Bridesmaid in Wedding Group |
| Herbert Lomas | ... | Warehouse Manager |
| John Longden | ... | Speaker in Connaught Rooms |
| Bessie Love | ... | Bride's Mother in Wedding Group |
| Miles Malleson | ... | Orchestra Conductor |
| Garry Marsh | ... | 2nd Company Promoter |
| Muir Mathieson | ... | Sir Arthur Sullivan |
| A.E. Matthews | ... | Old Gentleman |
| Bernard Miles | ... | Cousin Alfred |
| Richard Murdoch | ... | Sitter in Bath Studio |
| John McCallum | ... | Sitter in Bath Studio |
| David Oake | ... | Claude Friese-Greene |
 | Laurence Olivier | ... | Police Constable 94-B |
| Cecil Parker | ... | First Platform Man |
| Frank Pettingell | ... | Bridegroom's Father in Wedding Group |
| Norman Pierce | ... | Speaker in Connaught Rooms |
| Eric Portman | ... | Arthur Collings |
| Dennis Price | ... | Harold |
| Michael Redgrave | ... | Mr. Lege |
| Peter Reynolds | ... | Brodegroom in Wedding Group |
| Margaret Rutherford | ... | Lady Pond |
| Maria Schell | ... | Helena Friese-Greene |
| Janette Scott | ... | Ethel Friese-Greene |
| Ronald Shiner | ... | Fairground Barker |
| Sheila Sim | ... | Nursemaid |
| Oda Slobodskaya | ... | Soloist at Bath Concert |
| John Stuart | ... | 2nd Platform Man at Connaught |
| Marianne Stone | ... | Bride in Wedding Group |
| Basil Sydney | ... | William Fox-Talbot |
| Ernest Thesiger | ... | Earl |
| Sybil Thorndike | ... | Sitter in Bath Studio |
 | David Tomlinson | ... | Assistant in Laboratory |
| Cecil Trouncer | ... | John Rudge |
| Michael Trubshawe | ... | Sitter in Bath Studio |
 | Peter Ustinov | ... | Industry Man |
| Frederick Valk | ... | Maurice Guttenburg |
| Amy Veness | ... | Grandmother in Wedding Group |
| Charles Victor | ... | Industry Man |
| Kay Walsh | ... | Hotel Receptionist |
| Norman Watson | ... | Doctor in Connaught Rooms |
| Emlyn Williams | ... | Bank Manager |
 | Harcourt Williams | ... | Tom |
| Googie Withers | ... | Sitter in Bath Studio |
| Joan Young | ... | Glove Shop 'Dragon' |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | David Coote | ... | William (uncredited) |
| Norma Dale | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Alan Gifford | ... | Industry Man (uncredited) |
| Madam Kirkwood-Hackett | ... | Financier (uncredited) |
| Hal Osmond | ... | Conductor's Manager (uncredited) |
| Ian Wilson | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Carol Wolveridge | ... | Screaming Child (uncredited) |
Produced by | |||
| Ronald Neame | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| William Alwyn | (music composed by) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Jack Cardiff | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Richard Best | |||
Casting by | |||
| John Redway | (casting director) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| John Bryan | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| T. Hopewell Ash | (as T. Hopewell-Ash) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Dario Simoni | (uncredited) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Julia Squire | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Nora Bentley | .... | hairdresser | |
| Harold Fletcher | .... | make-up | |
| Kenneth Mackay | .... | assistant makeup (uncredited) | |
| June Robinson | .... | assistant hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Polly Young | .... | additional hairdresser (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Bob McNaught | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Cliff Owen | .... | assistant director | |
| Max Varnel | .... | assistant director | |
| Frederic Goode | .... | third assistant director (uncredited) | |
| John Hewlett | .... | second assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Bill Beavis | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
| Allan Harris | .... | draughtsman (uncredited) | |
| Robert Jones | .... | draughtsman (uncredited) | |
| Harry Parr | .... | property buyer (uncredited) | |
| Stanley Yeomanson | .... | construction manager (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Herbert J. Bird | .... | sound mixer | |
| Harold V. King | .... | sound recording director | |
| John Soutar | .... | sound camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Dennis Whitlock | .... | boom operator (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Arthur Ibbetson | .... | associate cameraman | |
| Alan Bryce | .... | clapper (uncredited) | |
| George Higgins | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Frank Kingston | .... | technical assistant (uncredited) | |
| George Minassian | .... | technicolor camera technician (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Bermans | .... | costumier (uncredited) | |
| Charles Guerin | .... | wardrobe master (uncredited) | |
| Elizabeth Hennings | .... | assistant costume designer (uncredited) | |
| Alice McLaren | .... | wardrobe mistress (uncredited) | |
| Simmons | .... | costumier (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| George Minassian | .... | color technician: Technicolor (uncredited) | |
| Joan Warwick | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Muir Mathieson | .... | music conducted by | |
Other crew | |||
| Joan Bridge | .... | technicolor colour consultant | |
| Sidney G. Barnsby | .... | cashier (uncredited) | |
| June Faithfull | .... | continuity (uncredited) | |
| Douglas Gosling | .... | accountant (uncredited) | |
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