School for Secrets
★ 7.2·1952·1h 48min·Drama and War
The Secret a Million Kept!
Overview
Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in time for it to be used in the Battle of Britain against the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Without it the little island could well have been overrun.
- Director
- Peter Ustinov
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released (Jul 2, 1952)
Cast
40 people
Ralph RichardsonProf. Heatherville
Raymond HuntleyProf. Laxton-Jones
John LaurieDr. McVitie- EJErnest JayDr. Dainty
David TomlinsonMr. Watlington
Finlay CurrieSir Duncan Wills- NWNorman WebbDr. Wainwright
Michael HordernLt. Cmdr. Lowther
Pamela MatthewsMrs. Watlington- JHJoan HaythorneMrs. Laxton-Jones
Joan YoungMrs. McVitie- AWAnn WiltonMrs. Dainty
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Richard AttenboroughJack Arnold
David HutchesonSquadron Leader Sowerby
Patrick WaddingtonGroup Capt. Aspinall
Cyril SmithFlight Sgt. Cox
James HayterWarrant Officer- DBD. Bradley SmithAir Marshal Cotter
Robin BaileyWives' Escort Officer- HDHugh DempsterSqdn. Ldr. Slatter
- KBKenneth BuckleySqdn. Ldr. Buckley
Paul CarpenterFlt. Lt. Argylle
Anthony DawsonFlt. Lt. Norton- RLRobert LongFlying Officer Davies
- RMRichard MantellAir Vice-Marshal
Murray MathesonWing Cdr. Allen- AWAnthony WyckhamFlying Officer Ogden
Peggy EvansDaphne Adams- IFIngrid ForrestPenelope Birkenshaw
- GKGeraldine KeyesPhyllis Hammond
Vida HopeWAAF Flight Sergeant- SESonia ElversonWAAF Teller
Robert WyndhamMajor- ABAndrew BlackettCaptain
Bill OwenParatroop Sergeant (as Bill Rowbotham)- TATony Arpino1st Commando
- PMPeter March2nd Commando
- BEBob Elson3rd Commando
- RKRoger Keyes4th Commando
- THTrevening Hill5th Commando
