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The Winslow Boy( 1948)

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Overview

In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Robert Donat

      Sir Robert Morton

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      Cedric Hardwicke

      Arthur Winslow

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      Margaret Leighton

      Catherine Winslow

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      Basil Radford

      Desmond Curry

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      Kathleen Harrison

      Violet

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      Francis L. Sullivan

      Attorney General

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      Marie Lohr

      Grace Winslow

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      Jack Watling

      Dickie Winslow

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      Walter Fitzgerald

      First Lord

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      Frank Lawton

      John Watherstone

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      Neil North

      Ronnie Winslow

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      Nicholas Hannen

      Col. Watherstone

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      Mona Washbourne

      Miss Barnes

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      Stanley Holloway

      Comico

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      Wilfrid Hyde-White

      Wilkinson

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      Evelyn Roberts

      Hamilton MP

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      W.A. Kelley

      Brian O'Rourke

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      Edward Lexy

      First Elderly Member

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      Vera Cook

      Violet's friend

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      Hugh Dempster

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      Gordon McLeod

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      Ivan Samson

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      Kynaston Reeves

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      Charles Groves

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      Ernest Thesiger

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      Cyril Ritchard

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      Lewis Casson

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      Colin Gordon

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      Mary Hinton

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      David Horne

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      Noel Howlett

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      Aubrey Mallalieu

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      Dandy Nichols

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      Philip Ray

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      Bill Shine

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      Frank Tickle

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      Margaret Withers

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Sep 24 2022
    This is a super ensemble "David and Goliath" style story. When young "Ronnie" returns home having been expelled from the Naval Academy, accused of forgery, his father is quickly convinced of the young man's integrity and innocence. This is not just a proud father's belligerence, but a determination on behalf of this upstanding and principled man "Arthur" (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) to see his son gets justice. To that end, he alights on the renowned barrister and parliamentarian "Sir Robert Morton" (Robert Donat) to raise the issue in Parliament - it was not possible to seek ordinary legal redress f...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • london, england
    • based on play or musical
    • lawyer
    • justice
    • military school
    • expelled from school
    • 1910s