School for Secrets (1946)

School for Secrets (1946)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1946-12-23 United Kingdom 108 Min. PG-13
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Drama, War

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.

Cast

Ralph Richardson is Prof. Heatherville
Prof. Heatherville
Raymond Huntley is Prof. Laxton-Jones
Prof. Laxton-Jones
John Laurie is Dr. McVitie
Dr. McVitie
Ernest Jay is Dr. Dainty
Dr. Dainty
David Tomlinson is Mr. Watlington
Mr. Watlington
Finlay Currie is Sir Duncan Wills
Sir Duncan Wills
Norman Webb is Dr. Wainwright
Dr. Wainwright
Michael Hordern is Lt. Cmdr. Lowther
Lt. Cmdr. Lowther
Pamela Matthews is Mrs. Watlington
Mrs. Watlington
Joan Haythorne is Mrs. Laxton-Jones
Mrs. Laxton-Jones
Joan Young is Mrs. McVitie
Mrs. McVitie
Ann Wilton is Mrs. Dainty
Mrs. Dainty
Richard Attenborough is Jack Arnold
Jack Arnold
David Hutcheson is Squadron Leader Sowerby
Squadron Leader Sowerby
Patrick Waddington is Group Capt. Aspinall
Group Capt. Aspinall
Cyril Smith is Flight Sgt. Cox
Flight Sgt. Cox
James Hayter is Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer
D. Bradley Smith is Air Marshal Cotter
Air Marshal Cotter
Robin Bailey is Wives' Escort Officer
Wives' Escort Officer
Hugh Dempster is Sqdn. Ldr. Slatter
Sqdn. Ldr. Slatter
Kenneth Buckley is Sqdn. Ldr. Buckley
Sqdn. Ldr. Buckley
Paul Carpenter is Flt. Lt. Argylle
Flt. Lt. Argylle
Anthony Dawson is Flt. Lt. Norton
Flt. Lt. Norton
Robert Long is Flying Officer Davies
Flying Officer Davies
Richard Mantell is Air Vice-Marshal
Air Vice-Marshal
Murray Matheson is Wing Cdr. Allen
Wing Cdr. Allen
Anthony Wyckham is Flying Officer Ogden
Flying Officer Ogden
Peggy Evans is Daphne Adams
Daphne Adams
Ingrid Forrest is Penelope Birkenshaw
Penelope Birkenshaw
Geraldine Keyes is Phyllis Hammond
Phyllis Hammond
Vida Hope is WAAF Flight Sergeant
WAAF Flight Sergeant
Sonia Elverson is WAAF Teller
WAAF Teller
Robert Wyndham is Major
Major
Andrew Blackett is Captain
Captain
Bill Owen is Paratroop Sergeant
Paratroop Sergeant
Tony Arpino is 1st Commando
1st Commando
Peter March is 2nd Commando
2nd Commando
Bob Elson is 3rd Commando
3rd Commando
Roger Keyes is 4th Commando
4th Commando
Trevening Hill is 5th Commando
5th Commando
Edward Hodge is 6th Commando
6th Commando
Joseph Almas is Dr. Klemmerhahn
Dr. Klemmerhahn
Arthur Rieck is Lt. Hense
Lt. Hense
Ernest Urbank is 1st Sentry
1st Sentry
Karl Morel is 2nd Sentry
2nd Sentry
Marjorie Rhodes is Mrs. Arnold
Mrs. Arnold
Edward Lexy is Sir Desmond Prosser
Sir Desmond Prosser
Hugh Pryse is Sir Nicholas Hathaway
Sir Nicholas Hathaway
O.B. Clarence is Old Retainer
Old Retainer
Aubrey Mallalieu is 1st Club Member
1st Club Member
Desmond Roberts is 2nd Club Member
2nd Club Member
Guy Belmore is 3rd Club Member
3rd Club Member
Alvar Liddell is BBC Announcer (voice)
BBC Announcer (voice)
Kenneth More is Bomb Aimer (uncredited)
Bomb Aimer (uncredited)
Arthur Mullard is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Ian Selby is Man at Dance (uncredited)
Man at Dance (uncredited)

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