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Gift Horse

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Calorie Rating: 133
Released: 1952-06-01
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Studios: Molton,


Compton Bennett's war drama The Gift Horse follows the fortunes of ageing destroyer The Ballantrae and her crew from the time they come together in 1940 until the climactic raid on occupied St Nazaire in 1942. Trevor Howard plays Lt Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser, the newly appointed captain, back in service after having left the navy following a court martial.

Director / Directors

Ann Forsyth
Script Supervisor


Cast

Richard Attenborough
Character: Dripper Daniels
James Donald
Character: Lt. Richard Jennings, No. 1
Sonny Tufts
Character: Yank Flanagan

Trevor Howard
Character: Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
Bernard Lee
Character: A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
Dora Bryan
Character: Glad Flanagan

Hugh Williams
Character: Captain David G. Wilson
Robin Bailey
Character: Lt. Michael Grant, Pilot
Meredith Edwards
Character: Jones

John Forrest
Character: Appleby the Captain's Steward
Patric Doonan
Character: Petty Officer Martin
Sid James
Character: Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull

Harold Siddons
Character: Adm. Bartlett
William Russell
Character: Crewman
Joan Rice
Character: June Mallory, WRNS cypher officer

Peter Bathurst
Character: Commander C.E. Spencer


Production and Crew

Hugh Hastings
Screenplay

William Rose
Adaptation

Harry Waxman
Director of Photography
Edward Carrick
Art Direction

Cliff Richardson
Special Effects
Jack Slade
Sound Editor
James Bawden
Camera Operator

Red Law
Sound Recordist
Peter Handford
Sound Recordist