Type
Film
Year
1948
Character
uncredited
Gallery
Summary
Percy Boon lives with his mother in a shared rented house with an assortment of characters in central London. Although well intentioned, Percy becomes mixed up with gangsters and a murder. The story focuses on the effects this has on Percy and the other residents.
Credits
- Actor Character
- Richard Attenborough Percy Boon
- Alastair Sim Mr. Squales
- Fay Compton Mrs. Josser
- Stephen Murray Uncle Henry
- Wylie Watson Mr. Josser
- Susan Shaw Doris Josser
- Joyce Carey Mrs. Vizzard
- Ivy St. Helier Connie Coke
- Andrew Crawford Bill
- Hugh Griffith Headlam Fynne
- Eleanor Summerfield The Blonde
- Gladys Henson Mrs. Boon
- Maurice Denham Jack Rufus
- Ivor Barnard Mr. Justice Plymme
- Cecil Trouncer Mr. Henry Wassall
- Arthur Howard Mr. Chinkwell
- John Salew Mr. Barks
- Cyril Chamberlain Detective Sergeant Wilson
- Aubrey Dexter Mr. Battlebury
- Jack McNaughton Jimmy
- Henry Hewitt Verriter
- Fabia Drake Mrs. Jan Byl
- Sydney Tafler Nighclub Receptionist
- Henry Edwards Police Superintendent
- George Cross Inspector Cartwright
- Edward Evans Detective Sergeant Taylor
- Russell Waters Clerk of the Court
- Kenneth Downey Mr. Veezey Blaize K.C
- Basil Cunard Foreman of the Jury
- Wensley Pithey First Warden
- Manville Tarrant Second Warden
- Grace Allardyce
- Arty Ash
- Stanley Beard
- Elsie Bernard
- John Boxer Prison Officer
- Susan Buret
- Joe Clark
- Ivy Collins
- Howard Douglas Juryman
- Alexander Field Newspaper Seller
- Alexis France
- Leo Genn Narrator, introduction
- John Gregson
- Lionel Grose
- Michael Kent
- Frederick Knight
- Frank Ling
- Lala Lloyd
- Arthur Lowe
- D.A. Mehan
- Leonard Morris
- Myrette Morven
- Owen Reynolds
- Ewan Roberts
- J.H. Roberts
- Stanley Rose
- Alan Saynes
- Nellie Sheffield
- Ewen Solon
- Paula Young
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| Directed by | |
| Sidney Gilliat | |
| Writing credits (in alphabetical order) | |
| Norman Collins novel | |
| Sidney Gilliat | |
| J.B. Williams | |
| Produced by | |
| Sidney Gilliat | producer |
| Frank Launder | producer |
| J. Arthur Rank | executive producer |
| Original Music by | |
| Benjamin Frankel | |
| Cinematography by | |
| Wilkie Cooper | |
| Film Editing by | |
| Thelma Connell (as Thelma Myers) | |
| Art Direction by | |
| Roy Oxley | |
| Costume Design by | |
| Beatrice Dawson | |
| John Gudenian | |
| Makeup Department | |
| Biddy Chrystal | hair stylist |
| Jim Hydes | makeup artist |
| Production Management | |
| Percy Hermes | Production manager |
| Second Unit or Assistant Director | |
| Geoffrey Lambert | Assistant director |
| Sound Department | |
| Jack Locke | sound (as John Locke) |
| Gordon K. McCallum | Sound mixer |
| Peter Davies | First assistant dubbing mixer (uncredited) |
| Other crew | |
| Muir Mathieson | Conductor |
| Ernest Steward | Camera operator (as Ernie Steward) |
| Jim Pople | assistant editor (uncredited) |