The Next of Kin (1942)
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- 1h 42min
- Drama, Mystery
- 15 May 1942 (UK)
- Movie
Wartime propaganda piece giving the warning "Be like Dad, Keep Mum". A gossipy housewife is overheard talking about what her son is doing by a Nazi spy.
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| Mervyn Johns | ... |
No. 23 (Mr. Davis)
(as Ft. Lt. Mervyn Johns RAF.VR.)
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John Chandos | ... |
No. 16
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| Nova Pilbeam | ... |
Beppie Leemans
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| Reginald Tate | ... |
Maj. Richards
(as Sqn-Ldr. Reginald Tate RAF.VR.)
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| Stephen Murray | ... |
Mr. Barratt
(as L/C Stephen Murray RASC)
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Geoffrey Hibbert | ... |
Pte. John
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| Philip Friend | ... |
Lieut. Cummings
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| Phyllis Stanley | ... |
Miss Clare - the Dancer
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| Mary Clare | ... |
Mrs. 'Ma' Webster
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| Basil Sydney | ... |
Naval Captain
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| Joss Ambler | ... |
Mr. Vemon
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| Brefni O'Rorke | ... |
The Brigadier Blunt
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Alexander Field | ... |
Pte. Durnford
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David Hutcheson | ... |
Intelligence Officer
(as Ft-Lt. David Hutcheson RAF.VR.)
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| Jack Hawkins | ... |
Brigade Major Harcourt
(as 2nd. Lt. Jack Hawkins RWF)
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| Frederick Leister | ... |
Colonel
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| Torin Thatcher | ... |
German General
(as Lt. Torin Thatcher R.A.)
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| Charles Victor | ... |
Neutral Seaman - Irish Joe
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Richard Norris | ... |
Pvt. Jimmy
(as 2nd Lieut. Richard Norris)
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Guy Maas | ... |
The Frenchman - Captain Mercier
(as Quartier-Maître Guy Guy-Mas)
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| Thora Hird | ... |
The A.T.S. Girl
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| Basil Radford | ... |
Careless Talker on Train (last scene)
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| Naunton Wayne | ... |
Careless Talker on Train (last scene)
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| J. Edgar Hoover | ... |
Narrator (Prologue and Epilogue) (US version)
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Johnnie Schofield | ... |
Lance-Corporal
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| Frank Allenby | ... |
Wing-Comdr. Kenton
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Worcestershire Regiment | ... |
Principal Players
(as the Officers and Men of the Worcestershire Regiment)
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| Victor Beaumont | ... |
German Colonel (uncredited)
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| Mark Daly | ... |
Corporal on Train (uncredited)
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| Ian Fleming | ... |
Naval Officer (uncredited)
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Hal Gordon | ... |
Builder's Labourer (uncredited)
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Cameron Hall | ... |
Army Clerk at Ordinance Factory Dance (uncredited)
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James Knight | ... |
Sailor on Train (uncredited)
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Mary Malcolm | ... |
Kenton's Secretary (uncredited)
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Owen Reynolds | ... |
Dentist (uncredited)
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Charles Rolfe | ... |
Mr. Palmer (uncredited)
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Jack Sharp | ... |
Warden (uncredited)
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George Street | ... |
Inspector Jolly (uncredited)
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| Guy Verney | ... |
Soldier in Buffet Car (uncredited)
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William Walton | ... |
Soldier at Security Briefing (uncredited)
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H Victor Weske | ... |
Ted (uncredited)
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| John Williams | ... |
General Cooper (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Thorold Dickinson | ||
Written by
| Thorold Dickinson | ... | (original screen play) & |
| Basil Bartlett | ... | (original screen play) & |
| Angus MacPhail | ... | (original screen play) & |
| John Dighton | ... | (original screen play) |
Produced by
| Michael Balcon | ... | producer |
| S.C. Balcon | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| William Walton | ||
Cinematography by
| Ernest Palmer | ... | (cameraman) |
Film Editing by
| Ray Pitt | ||
Art Direction by
| Thomas N. Morahan | ... | (as Tom Morahan) |
Production Management
| Cecil Dixon | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Billy Russell | ... | assistant director |
| Madge Nettleton | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Norman Daines | ... | sound recordist |
| Eric Williams | ... | sound supervisor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ted Moore | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Peter Newbrook | ... | camera assistant (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Ernest Irving | ... | musical director |
| Roy Douglas | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Basil Bartlett | ... | military supervisor (as Capt. Sir Basil Bartlett BT.) |
| W.R. Boalch | ... | liaison officer (as Capt. W.R. Boalch DCLI) |
| G.H. Day | ... | liaison officer (as Maj. G.H. Day Worc. R.) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1942) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1943) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal Pictures Corporation)
- DD Home Entertainment (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A woman's idle remark about her son has devastating consequences when she is overheard by a nazi spy. Thorold Dickinson's eerily credible account of Fifth Column activity started life as a propaganda short, only to be expanded (at the MOI's behest) into a feature on the dangers of careless talk. |
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| Taglines | Gorgeous LIPS...A LOVER'S TRYST THAT SENT 1,000 MEN TO THEIR DOOM! STARTLING! (Print Ad-Albany Times-Union, ((Albany NY)) 13 July 1943) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The War Office asked Ealing to make a feature length training film for them on the subject of security, but provided minimal funds. Ealing more than doubled the budget from their own resources, to produce a film whose appeal transcended its military function. The very large profits from commercial distribution went first to repay this outlay, then to the War Office rather than Ealing. See more » |
| Goofs | When Beppie meets her soldier boyfriend near his north of England training ground, he is standing by a Western National bus stop. Western National only operated in the South West of England, not the North. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in I See a Dark Stranger (1946). See more » |
| Soundtracks | All Over the Place See more » |
| Crazy Credits | SECURITY This is the story of how YOU - unwittingly worked for the Enemy, YOU - without knowing gave him the facts, YOU in all innocence helped to write those tragic words - 'THE NEXT OF KIN' See more » |
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Narrator:
[Spoken as camera pans across dead soldiers after the battle sequence]
The object of the raid has been achieved. Locked gates, oil storage tanks, harbour equipment were destroyed. One enemy submarine was put out of action, our own losses, both in men and craft were very heavy. The enemy had been warned. He was waiting for us. And although our troops fought throughout with great skill and gallantry, they were not able to effect the surprise that had been hoped for. They paid the price for bad security. The next of kin of causalities' have been informed. See more » |