Movie Description
Tawny Pipit
(1944)Overview
Jimmy Bancroft, a fighter pilot, who is recovering from injuries sustained during the Battle of Britain, and Hazel Court, a nurse, come across a pair of rare birds nestling in a field. After a run in with the army, and a couple of thieves, they, with the cooperation of the village people and the Ornithology Society, help the eggs to hatch. A wonderful look at life in a small village, during World War II.
Featured Crew
- Director : Charles Saunders,Bernard Miles
- Producer : William Sistrom,Bernard Miles
- Writer : Charles Saunders,Bernard Miles
- Editor : Douglas Myers
- Cast : Bernard Miles,Rosamund John,Niall MacGinnis,Jean Gillie,Lucie Mannheim,Christopher Steele,Brefni O'Rorke,George Carney,Wylie Watson,Lyonel Watts,Scott Harrold,Arthur Burne,John Salew,Marjorie Rhodes,John Rae,Ann Wilton,Ernest Butcher,Grey Blake,Stuart Latham,Johnnie Schofield,Ian Fleming,Katie Johnson,Joan Sterndale-Bennett,Sam Wilkinson,David Keir,Sydney Benson,Vida Hope,Gordon McLeod
Cast
Colonel Barton-Barrington
Hazel Broome
Jimmy Bancroft
Nancy Forester
Russian Sniper
Reverend Kingsley
Uncle Arthur
Whimbrel
Crasker
Silver
Shuttleworth
Hambling
Pickering
Mrs. Pickering
McDougall
Miss Pennyman
Tommy Fairchild
Captain Dawson
Corporal Philpotts
Sergeant Dawkins
Schoolmaster
Miss Pyman
Commissionaire
Professor
President of A.B.O.
Railway Porter (uncredited)
Phillipson (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleTawny Pipit
Status Released
Release Information
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1944-04-28
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 21m
Production CompaniesTwo Cities Films
Genres
- Drama
