The Next of Kin

Directed by Thorold Dickinson
1942    1h 42m    Approved
Drama, War, Thriller,
6.8
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A woman's idle remark about her son has devastating consequences when she is overheard by a nazi spy. Thorold Dickinson's eerily credible account of Fifth Column activity started life as a propaganda short, only to be expanded (at the MOI's behest) into a feature on the dangers of careless talk.
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Cast of The Next of Kin
  • Mervyn JohnsNo 23: Mr Davis
  • Nova PilbeamBeppie Leemans
  • Reginald TateMaj. Richards
  • John ChandosNo 16
  • Stephen MurrayMr. Barratt
  • Jack HawkinsBrigade Major Harcourt
  • Geoffrey HibbertPvt. John
  • Philip FriendLt. Cummins
  • Phyllis StanleyMiss Clare
  • Mary ClareMrs. Webster
  • Basil SydneyNaval captain
  • Joss AmblerMr Vemon
  • Brefni O'RorkeBrigadier Blunt
  • Alexander FieldPvt. Durnford
  • David HutchesonIntelligence officer
  • Torin ThatcherGerman General
  • Thora HirdATS drover with puncture
  • Frederick LeisterColonel
  • Charles VictorNeutral Seaman - Irish Joe
  • Richard NorrisPvt. Jimmy
  • Guy MaasThe Frenchman - Captain Mercier
  • Basil RadfordCareless Talker on Train
  • Naunton WayneCareless Talker on Train
  • Johnnie SchofieldLance-Corporal
  • Frank AllenbyWing-Cmdr. Kenton
  • Victor BeaumontGerman Colonel (uncredited)
  • Mark DalyCorporal on Train (uncredited)
  • Ian FlemingNaval Officer (uncredited)
  • Hal GordonBuilder's Labourer (uncredited)
  • James KnightSailor on Train (uncredited)
  • Charles RolfeMr. Palmer (uncredited)
  • Jack SharpWarden (uncredited)
  • George StreetInspector Jolly (uncredited)
  • Guy VerneySoldier in Buffet Car (uncredited)
  • H Victor WeskeTed (uncredited)
  • John WilliamsGeneral Cooper (uncredited)

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