Cinematography:
Basil EmmottCast:
George Formby, Anne Firth, Reginald Purdell, Peter Murray-Hill, Charles Hawtrey, Harry Fowler, Eliot Makeham, Peter Gawthorne, Dennis Wyndham, Frank AtkinsonPlots(1)
Nazi spies are out to destroy a new submarine killer, the "Firefly", being developed by the British navy. A hapless waiter named George, after being rejected for military service three times, finally "joins" when, during an air raid, he is mistaken for a real sailor. He soon unwittingly stumbles into the secret hideout of the Nazi spies trying to destroy the Firefly. Complications ensue. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Anne Firth
UK
Best movies:
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
The First of the Few (1942)
Reginald Purdell
UK
Best movies:
Brighton Rock (1947)
Peter Murray-Hill
UK
Best movies:
A Yank at Oxford (1938)
Charles Hawtrey
UK
Best movies:
Sabotage (1936)
Passport to Pimlico (1949)
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
Harry Fowler
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
Angels One Five (1952)
Eliot Makeham
UK
Best movies:
Night and the City (1950)
The Citadel (1938)
Scrooge (1951)
Peter Gawthorne
Ireland
Best movies:
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
The First of the Few (1942)
Dennis Wyndham
South Africa
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (1948)
They Met in the Dark (1943)
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Frank Atkinson
UK
Best movies:
Great Expectations (1946)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Murder at the Gallop (1963)