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The Next of Kin( 1942)

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Overview

Lots of slogans such as "Be like Dad, Keep Mum" and "Keep it under your Hat" are visible on the walls in various scenes to reinforce the plot of this British wartime movie illustrating how gossipy talk can result in unknowingly giving valuable information to Nazi spies.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Mervyn Johns

      No 23: Mr Davis

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      Nova Pilbeam

      Beppie Leemans

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      Reginald Tate

      Maj. Richards

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      John Chandos

      No 16

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      Stephen Murray

      Mr. Barratt

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      Jack Hawkins

      Brigade Major Harcourt

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      Geoffrey Hibbert

      Pvt. John

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      Philip Friend

      Lt. Cummins

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      Phyllis Stanley

      Miss Clare

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      Mary Clare

      Mrs. Webster

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      Basil Sydney

      Naval captain

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      Joss Ambler

      Mr Vemon

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      Brefni O'Rorke

      Brigadier Blunt

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      Alexander Field

      Pvt. Durnford

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      David Hutcheson

      Intelligence officer

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      Torin Thatcher

      German General

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      Thora Hird

      ATS drover with puncture

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      Frederick Leister

      Colonel

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      Charles Victor

      Neutral Seaman - Irish Joe

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      Richard Norris

      Pvt. Jimmy

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      Guy Maas

      The Frenchman - Captain Mercier

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      Basil Radford

      Careless Talker on Train

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      Naunton Wayne

      Careless Talker on Train

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      Johnnie Schofield

      Lance-Corporal

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      Frank Allenby

      Wing-Cmdr. Kenton

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      Victor Beaumont

      German Colonel (uncredited)

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      Mark Daly

      Corporal on Train (uncredited)

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      Ian Fleming

      Naval Officer (uncredited)

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      Hal Gordon

      Builder's Labourer (uncredited)

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      James Knight

      Sailor on Train (uncredited)

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      Charles Rolfe

      Mr. Palmer (uncredited)

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      Jack Sharp

      Warden (uncredited)

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      George Street

      Inspector Jolly (uncredited)

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      Guy Verney

      Soldier in Buffet Car (uncredited)

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      H Victor Weske

      Ted (uncredited)

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      John Williams

      General Cooper (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jun 26 2022
    This isn't so much an action film, as a series of scenarios that convey a message to the watching public that "careless talk costs lives". It started out life as a training film and you can tell by the rather clunky editing that director Thorold Dickinson was thinking on his feet as this project aimed at the military grew into a very important, and effective, counter-espionage tool. It's got quite a formidable cast of serving (or reservist) soldiers including Mervyn Johns, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Murray, Basil Sydney as well as Torin Thatcher in his typical role as the baddie; and the narrative w...

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    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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