The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

1948•1h 57m•6.9/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(27)

In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.

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Production

De Grunwald Productions, London Films Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Robert Donat

Robert Donat

Sir Robert Morton

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

Arthur Winslow

Margaret Leighton

Margaret Leighton

Catherine Winslow

Basil Radford

Basil Radford

Desmond Curry

Kathleen Harrison

Kathleen Harrison

Violet

Francis L. Sullivan

Francis L. Sullivan

Attorney General

Marie Lohr

Marie Lohr

Grace Winslow

Jack Watling

Jack Watling

Dickie Winslow

Walter Fitzgerald

Walter Fitzgerald

First Lord

Frank Lawton

Frank Lawton

John Watherstone

Neil North

Neil North

Ronnie Winslow

Nicholas Hannen

Nicholas Hannen

Col. Watherstone

Mona Washbourne

Mona Washbourne

Miss Barnes

Stanley Holloway

Stanley Holloway

Comico

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilkinson

Evelyn Roberts

Evelyn Roberts

Hamilton MP

W.A. Kelley

Brian O'Rourke

Edward Lexy

First Elderly Member

Vera Cook

Violet's friend

Hugh Dempster

Agricultural Member

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