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24/09/1948 Drama 1h 57m
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Overview

In pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.

  1. Anthony Asquith

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Robert Donat

    Sir Robert Morton

  2. Cedric Hardwicke

    Arthur Winslow

  3. Margaret Leighton

    Catherine Winslow

  4. Basil Radford

    Desmond Curry

  5. Kathleen Harrison

    Violet

  6. Francis L. Sullivan

    Attorney General

  7. Marie Lohr

    Grace Winslow

  8. Jack Watling

    Dickie Winslow

  9. Walter Fitzgerald

    First Lord

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-09-24
This is a super ensemble "David and Goliath" style story. When young "Ronnie" returns home having been expelled from the Naval Academy, accused of forgery, his father is quickly convinced of the young man's integrity and innocence. This is not just a proud father's belligerence, but a determination on behalf of this upstanding and principled man "Arthur" (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) to see his son gets justice. To that end, he alights on the renowned barrister and parliamentarian "Sir Robert Morton" (Robert Donat) to raise the issue in Parliament - it was not possible to seek ordinary legal redress ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$500,000.00

Revenue
$250,000.00

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