John Smith, a middle-aged married man, is made redundant by his employer; at a loss and despairing, his friend Harry Jones suggests applying to the Embankment Fellowship Centre, a charity that provides hostelling, retraining and help...
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| Ralph Richardson | ... |
John Smith
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| Flora Robson | ... |
Mary Smith
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| Allan Jeayes | ... |
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Wally Patch | ... |
Harry Jones
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R.M. Lloyd | ... |
Charity Official (uncredited)
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| R.M. Lloyd | ... | (writer) (as Major R.M. Lloyd) |
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| R.M. Lloyd | ... | producer (as Major R.M. Lloyd) |
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- Embankment Fellowship Centre (1939) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
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John Smith, a middle-aged married man, is made redundant by his employer; at a loss and despairing, his friend Harry Jones suggests applying to the Embankment Fellowship Centre, a charity that provides hostelling, retraining and help finding work for men in his position. Written by Mark Fuller |
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| Trivia | This film had its first public screening in the UK on 15 October 2004, a mere 65 years after it was made. The first screening on 28 June 1939 was to an invited audience for the preview and launch. But a film about ex-servicemen having difficulty finding work wasn't popular in 1939 just as WWII was about to start and new recruits were needed for the armed forces - so it was never screened publicly. See more » |
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Mary Smith:
The firm got into difficulties and the older men had to go first... Harry Jones: Well I'll be shot. What are you doing then? Mary Smith: Doing? What else could we do? Nobody wants a man of Johns age. He's... , he's... John Smith: What Mary's trying to tell you is that I'm booked for the workhouse. Harry Jones: Good Lord. Look here old man, I think perhaps I can help you. John Smith: No, no, old man, I won't borrow what I can't repay. Harry Jones: Stubborn as a mule, eh? But I wasn't going to offer money. I came up against it myself just like this a couple of years ago. And I think I know who might help you and get you a job. John Smith: A job? Who? Harry Jones: You ever heard of the Fellowship Centre? See more » |