Old Bill and Son
Appearance
Old Bill and Son is a 1941 British black-and-white comedy war film directed by Ian Dalrymple and starring Morland Graham, John Mills, Mary Clare and Ronald Shiner as Herbert 'Bert' Smith.[1] It is executive produced by Alexander Korda for Legeran Films.
Synopsis
An old, First World War soldier enlists with his son to fight in the Second World War. Eventually, they travel to France to capture Nazis.
Cast
- Morland Graham - Old Bill
- John Mills - Young Bill Busby
- Mary Clare - Maggie
- Renee Houston - Stella Malloy
- Rene Ray - Sally
- Gus McNaughton - Alf
- Ronald Shiner - Herbert 'Bert' Smith
- Manning Whiley - Chimp
- Janine Darcey - Françoise
- Roland Culver - Colonel
- Donald Stuart - Canuck
- Nicholas Phipps - BBC Reporter
- Allan Jeayes - Willoughby
References
- ^ "Old Bill & Son (1941)". British Film Institute.
External links
Categories:
- 1941 films
- 1940s comedy films
- British black-and-white films
- British films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Ian Dalrymple
- British World War II propaganda films
- World War II films made in wartime
- British comedy films
- Films produced by Alexander Korda
- Screenplays by Ian Dalrymple
- Film scores by Richard Addinsell
- 1940s British film stubs
- 1940s comedy film stubs
- War film stubs