A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America and England during WWII.
Production
Authentic HMS Cairo footage—real Royal Navy cooperation.
Acting
Clive Brook's captain radiates exhausted authority.
Director
Pen Tennyson
Clive Brook
Captain Tom Armitage
John Clements
Lieutenant Cranford
Edward Chapman
Captain Eckersley
Judy Campbell
Lucy Armitage
Penelope Dudley-Ward
Mabel
Edward Rigby
Mr. Matthews
Allan Jeayes
Commander Blount
Michael Wilding
Dot
Harold Warrender
Lt. Commander Martin
David Hutcheson
Captain Sandeman
George Carney
Bates
Charles Farrell
Walker
John Laurie
Gates
George Benson
Parker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Pen Tennyson died in a plane crash just months after this released—he was 28.
This was Ealing Studios' first major war film, made while the Blitz was literally happening outside.
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