They Came to a City
1944 | 78m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Basil Dearden |
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| Writer: | Sidney Cole, Basil Dearden |
| Staring: |
| People from different walks of life mysteriously find themselves at the gate of an unknown city | |
| Release Date: | Aug 21, 1944 |
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| Director: | Basil Dearden |
| Writer: | Sidney Cole, Basil Dearden |
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| Production Companies | Ealing Studios |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Clements | Joe Dinmore |
| Googie Withers | Alice |
| Raymond Huntley | Malcolm Stritton |
| Renee Gadd | Mrs. Stritton |
| A.E. Matthews | Sir George Gedney |
| Mabel Terry-Lewis | Lady Loxfield |
| Ada Reeve | Mrs Barley |
| Norman Shelley | Mr Cudworth |
| Fanny Rowe | Philippa Loxfield |
| J. B. Priestley | Storyteller (uncredited) |
| Brenda Bruce | WAAF (uncredited) |
| Ralph Michael | Sergeant Jimmy (uncredited) |
| Johnnie Schofield | Bert the Barman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Truman | Editor |
| Austin Dempster | Camera Operator |
| J. B. Priestley | Theatre Play |
| Hal Mason | Production Supervisor |
| Sidney Cole | Writer |
| Len Page | Sound Recordist |
| Tom Shenton | Makeup Artist |
| Stanley Pavey | Director of Photography |
| Basil Dearden | Director, Writer |
| Michael Relph | Art Direction |
| A.D. Valentine | Sound Supervisor |
| Ronald Brantford | Unit Manager |
| Marion Horn | Wardrobe Designer |
| Ernest Irving | Conductor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sidney Cole | Associate Producer |
| Michael Balcon | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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