Who Goes There!
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| Directed by | Anthony Kimmins |
| Produced by | Anthony Kimmins |
| Written by | John Dighton |
| Starring | Nigel Patrick Valerie Hobson George Cole Peggy Cummins A.E. Matthews |
| Music by | Muir Mathieson |
| Distributed by | British Lion Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | 10 June 1952 |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Who Goes There! is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Nigel Patrick, Valerie Hobson and George Cole. The film depicts the farcical activities of the various inhabitants of a Grace and Favour house near St. James Palace in Central London.[1] It is based on a 1951 play by John Dighton, who also wrote the screenplay.
It was retitled The Passionate Sentry for its United States release with American censors removing two uses of the word "Cripes!".[2]
A version of Who Goes There! was broadcast on the BBC Radio Saturday Night Theatre on 20 March 1954.[3]
[edit] Cast
- Nigel Patrick - Miles Cornwall
- Valerie Hobson - Alex Cornwall
- George Cole - Guardsman Arthur Crisp
- Peggy Cummins - Christina Deed
- Anthony Bushell - Major Guy Ashley
- A.E. Matthews - Sir Hubert Cornwall
[edit] Quotes
United they staggered, divided they fell.- Miles Cornwall commenting on Christina's alcoholic parents
[edit] References
- ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/57981
- ^ p. 183 Slide, Anthony Banned in the USA: British Films in the United States and Their Censorship 1998 I.B. Tauris Publishers
- ^ http://www.saturday-night-theatre.co.uk/broadcasts.php
Who Goes There! at the Internet Movie Database
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