United Kingdom / Feb 05, 1948 / U
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Jonathan Dakers' early ambition was to become a great surgeon and to marry Edie Martyn. But, on the death of his father, he is obliged to start work as a partner in a poor general practice in the Black Country. Edie falls in love with Jonathan's brother, Harold, who is killed in the Great War, and Jonathan marries her as planned. It is only afterwards that he realises he now loves another.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| James Robertson Justice | Eugene Dakers |
| James Hayter | Tom Morse |
| Jessica Spencer | Connie |
| Stuart Lindsell | Mr. Martyn |
| Avice Landone | Mrs. Martyn |
| Wylie Watson | Bagley |
| Josephine Stuart | Lily |
| Fred Groves | Lisha Hodgkiss |
| Beatrice Varley | Mrs. Hodgkiss |
| Felix Deebank | Alec Martyn |
| Eric Messiter | Surgeon Moore |
| Paul Farrell | Dr. Lucas |
| Jack Melford | Dr. Martock |
| David Ward | Dr. Frampton |
| John Salew | Wilburn |
| Peter Hobbes | Dr. Monaghan |
| Kathleen Boutall | Mrs. Gaige |
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| Wilfrid Hyde-White | Mr. Gaige |
| George Woodbridge | Stevens |
| Leslie Weston | Wheeler |
| Merle Tottenham | Alice Rudge |
| Grace Denbigh Russell | The Matron |
| Howard Douglas | Bailiff |
| Derek Farge | Edward Willis |
| Eunice Gayson | Young Girl |
| Nora Gordon | Mrs. Stevens |
| Cameron Hall | Joseph the Porter |
| Kathleen Heath | Barmaid |
| Paul Blake | Edward Smith Watson |
| Thora Hird | Ada |
| Maurice Jones | Foundry Foreman |
| Vi Kaley | Old Crone |
| Fred Kitchen | Tyldesley |
| Daniel King | Rev. Perry |
| Ruth Lodge | Mrs. Craig |
| Johnnie Schofield | Trade Union Man |
| Jane Shirley | Maid |
| Wendy Thompson | Nurse |
| Elsie Wagstaff | Factory Worker |
| Hazel Adair | Mary |
| Ernest Borrow | Butler |
| Ernest Butcher | Porter |
| Ray Cooney | Ralph Hingston |
| Basil Cunard | Police Sergeant |
| Andreas Malandrinos | French Postman |
| Beatrice Marsden | Mary, 1946 |
| Elizabeth Maude | Mrs. Bagley |
| Janet Morrison | Sister Cronshaw |
| Sydney Moncton | Dancer at Martyn's Party |
| Arthur Young | Sir Joseph Higgins |
| Pete Murray | Tony Dakers |
| Hilda Bayley | Mrs. Perry |
| Grace Arnold | Woman in Court |
| Paul Sheridan | French Guest at Hotel Cecil |
| Desmond Newling | Young Jonathan |
| Hilary Pritchard | Bailiff |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | My Brother Jonathan |
| Original language | EN |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Associated British Picture Corporation |
| Release date | 5 febbraio 1948 |
| Production | Warwick Ward |
| Writer | Leslie Landau, Adrian Alington |
| Editing | Charles Hasse |
| Cinematography | Derick Williams, Gerald Moss, Drummond Drury |
| Assistant directors | Gus Agosti, Harold French |
| Camera operators | Gerald Moss, Drummond Drury, Derick Williams |
| Additional photography | Derick Williams, Gerald Moss, Drummond Drury |
| Production design | Douglas Daniels |
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| Art direction | Douglas Daniels |
| Set decoration | Douglas Daniels |
| Music | Hans May, Cecil Thornton |
| Sound | Hans May, Cecil Thornton |
| Costume design | R. Gower Parks, A. G. Scott, Harry Hayward |
| Makeup | Harry Hayward, R. Gower Parks, A. G. Scott |
| Hairstyling | R. Gower Parks, A. G. Scott, Harry Hayward |
Release dates
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