The Bells Go Down
Fire Scenes That Scorch the Screen in a 5-Alarm Thriller!
1943 | 89m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Basil Dearden |
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| Writer: | Roger MacDougall, Stephen Black |
| Staring: |
| Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII. | |
| Release Date: | May 16, 1943 |
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| Director: | Basil Dearden |
| Writer: | Roger MacDougall, Stephen Black |
| Genres: | Drama, War |
| Keywords | london, england, fire brigade, world war ii, east end of london, london blitz |
| Production Companies | Ealing Studios |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 07, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tommy Trinder | Tommy Turk |
| James Mason | Ted Robbins |
| Philip Friend | Bob |
| Mervyn Johns | Sam |
| William Hartnell | Brookes |
| Finlay Currie | District Officer McFarlane |
| Philippa Hiatt | Nan |
| Meriel Forbes | Susie |
| Beatrice Varley | Ma Turk |
| Norman Pierce | Pa Robbins |
| Muriel George | Ma Robbins |
| Julian Vedey | Lou Freeman |
| Richard George | P.C. O'Brien |
| H Victor Weske | Peters |
| Leslie Harcourt | Barman |
| Lesley Brook | June |
| Frederick Culley | Vicar |
| Stanley Lathbury | Verger |
| Johnnie Schofield | Milkman |
| Leo Genn | Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited) |
| Andreas Malandrinos | Mr. Vanetti (uncredited) |
| Frederick Piper | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Charles Victor | Bill - Dunkirk Survivor (uncredited) |
| Ralph Michael | Dunkirk Survivor (uncredited) |
| John Salew | Landlord (uncredited) |
| Ben Williams | Head of the Rescue Squad (uncredited) |
| Stanley Escane | Choirboy (uncredited) |
| Peter Noble | Auxiliary Fireman (uncredited) |
| Grace Arnold | Canteen Lady (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Basil Dearden | Director |
| Roger MacDougall | Writer |
| A.D. Valentine | Sound Recordist |
| Roy Kellino | Special Effects |
| Cliff Richardson | Special Effects |
| Mary Habberfield | Editor |
| Roy Douglas | Music |
| Stephen Black | Book |
| Gerald Gibbs | Camera Operator |
| Michael Relph | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Balcon | Producer |
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