12 minutes. One bar. A secret that could've lost the war.
A young pilot, annoyed at not being selected to take part in a raid on an enemy target, moans to his fiancée, who in turn chatters to a friend at a cocktail bar.
Writing
Every line of gossip tightens the noose. Brutal efficiency.
Direction
Carstairs packs a feature's worth of dread into 12 minutes.
Director
John Paddy Carstairs
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the Blitz as part of the UK Ministry of Information's 'Careless Talk' campaign—this played in cinemas alongside features.
Penelope Dudley-Ward was actually David Niven's longtime partner; her posh delivery here was the sound of authentic upper-class wartime Britain.
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