The Lamp Still Burns
1943 | 90m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Maurice Elvey |
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| Writer: | Elizabeth Baron, Monica Dickens |
| Staring: |
| A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 29, 1943 |
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| Director: | Maurice Elvey |
| Writer: | Elizabeth Baron, Monica Dickens |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, War |
| Keywords | nurse, world war ii, hospital, home front |
| Production Companies | Two Cities Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Stewart Granger | Laurence Rains |
| Rosamund John | Hilary Clarke |
| Godfrey Tearle | Sir Marshall Freyne |
| Sophie Stewart | Christine Morris |
| Cathleen Nesbitt | The Matron |
| Margaret Vyner | Pamela Siddell |
| John Laurie | Mr. Hervey |
| Joan Maude | Sister Catley |
| Mignon O'Doherty | Sister Tutor |
| Leslie Dwyer | Siddons |
| Wylie Watson | Diabetic Patient |
| Eric Micklewood | Mr. Trevor |
| Joyce Grenfell | Dr. Barrett |
| Ernest Thesiger | Chairman |
| Brefni O'Rorke | Mr. Lorrimer |
| Patric Curwen | Mr. Lavery |
| Jenny Laird | Ginger Watkins |
| Grace Arnold | Sister Grace Annie Sprock (uncredited) |
| Gordon Begg | Old Carter (uncredited) |
| Valentine Dunn | Theatre Sister (uncredited) |
| John Howard | Jimmy (uncredited) |
| Megs Jenkins | Nurse (uncredited) |
| David Keir | Mr. Purvis (uncredited) |
| Aubrey Mallalieu | Rev. J. Ashton (uncredited) |
| Jack May | Elderly Patient (uncredited) |
| Paul Merton | George (uncredited) |
| Janette Scott | (uncredited) |
| Ben Williams | Engineer Testing Machine (uncredited) |
| Joan Young | Sister Sewerby (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Maurice Elvey | Director |
| Robert Krasker | Director of Photography |
| Jack Hildyard | Camera Operator |
| Elizabeth Baron | Writer |
| Monica Dickens | Novel |
| Frederick Wilson | Editor |
| John Greenwood | Original Music Composer |
| Alex Vetchinsky | Production Design |
| Vincent Permane | Production Manager |
| William N. Boyle | Assistant Director |
| Muir Mathieson | Conductor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Leslie Howard | Producer |
| Phil C. Samuel | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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Trending Position
Sadly, this film - though doubtless intended as a tribute to the magnificent, dedicated stoicism of those nurses working tirelessly amidst the horrors of the London blitz - delivers little more than a rather downbeat melodrama about an injured man (Stewart Granger) who can't quite decide which woman ... he loves and wants to marry! The pace of that romance borders on the turgid, and aside, perhaps, from Cathleen Nesbitt as the fastidious matron, the characterisations are all pretty shallow and stereotypical. It isn't that those nurses depicted shouldn't be applauded - their sterling efforts deserve the highest praise and appreciation; it's just that this is a bit too gloopy and sentimental and depicts neither the grit nor bravery of the ladies (and, to be fair, the doctors) in question with much ... oomph!