United Kingdom / Dec 23, 1946
School for Secrets (1946)
Directed by Peter Ustinov
1vote
0reviews
The Secret a Million Kept!
1h 48min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in time for it to be used in the Battle of Britain against the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Without it the little island could well have been overrun.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Michael Hordern | Lt. Cmdr. Lowther |
| Pamela Matthews | Mrs. Watlington |
| Joan Haythorne | Mrs. Laxton-Jones |
| Joan Young | Mrs. McVitie |
| Ann Wilton | Mrs. Dainty |
| Richard Attenborough | Jack Arnold |
| David Hutcheson | Squadron Leader Sowerby |
| Patrick Waddington | Group Capt. Aspinall |
| Cyril Smith | Flight Sgt. Cox |
| James Hayter | Warrant Officer |
| D. Bradley Smith | Air Marshal Cotter |
| Robin Bailey | Wives' Escort Officer |
| Hugh Dempster | Sqdn. Ldr. Slatter |
| Kenneth Buckley | Sqdn. Ldr. Buckley |
| Paul Carpenter | Flt. Lt. Argylle |
| Anthony Dawson | Flt. Lt. Norton |
| Robert Long | Flying Officer Davies |
Show more
| Richard Mantell | Air Vice-Marshal |
| Murray Matheson | Wing Cdr. Allen |
| Anthony Wyckham | Flying Officer Ogden |
| Peggy Evans | Daphne Adams |
| Ingrid Forrest | Penelope Birkenshaw |
| Geraldine Keyes | Phyllis Hammond |
| Vida Hope | WAAF Flight Sergeant |
| Sonia Elverson | WAAF Teller |
| Robert Wyndham | Major |
| Andrew Blackett | Captain |
| Bill Owen | Paratroop Sergeant (as Bill Rowbotham) |
| Tony Arpino | 1st Commando |
| Peter March | 2nd Commando |
| Bob Elson | 3rd Commando |
| Roger Keyes | 4th Commando |
| Trevening Hill | 5th Commando |
| Edward Hodge | 6th Commando |
| Joseph Almas | Dr. Klemmerhahn |
| Arthur Rieck | Lt. Hense |
| Ernest Urbank | 1st Sentry |
| Karl Morel | 2nd Sentry |
| Marjorie Rhodes | Mrs. Arnold |
| Edward Lexy | Sir Desmond Prosser |
| Hugh Pryse | Sir Nicholas Hathaway |
| O.B. Clarence | Old Retainer |
| Aubrey Mallalieu | 1st Club Member |
| Desmond Roberts | 2nd Club Member |
| Guy Belmore | 3rd Club Member |
| Alvar Liddell | BBC Announcer (voice) |
| Kenneth More | Bomb Aimer (uncredited) |
| Arthur Mullard | (uncredited) |
| Ian Selby | Man at Dance (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | School for Secrets |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Two Cities Films, General Film Distributors |
| Release date | 23 dicembre 1946 |
| Executive producer | Filippo Del Giudice |
| Production | George H. Brown, Peter Ustinov |
| Writer | Peter Ustinov |
| Editing | Russell Lloyd |
| Cinematography | Jack Hildyard, Gilbert Taylor |
| Assistant directors | Michael Anderson, Peter Ustinov |
| Lighting | Norman Foley |
Show more
| Camera operators | Gilbert Taylor, Jack Hildyard |
| Additional photography | Gilbert Taylor, Jack Hildyard |
| Production design | Paul Sheriff, Carmen Dillon |
| Art direction | Paul Sheriff, Carmen Dillon |
| Set decoration | Paul Sheriff, Carmen Dillon |
| Music | Alan Rawsthorne, John Cook, Harry Miller, Muir Mathieson, Desmond Dew |
| Sound | John Cook, Harry Miller, Muir Mathieson, Alan Rawsthorne, Desmond Dew |
| Costume design | Tony Sforzini, Vivienne Walker |
| Makeup | Tony Sforzini, Vivienne Walker |
| Hairstyling | Tony Sforzini, Vivienne Walker |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Jul 02, 1952
Editorial content to complete
6 sections to complete. You can show them now and start filling them in.
