Medal for the General
1944 | 100m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Maurice Elvey |
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| Writer: | Elizabeth Baron, James Ronald |
| Staring: |
| A retired general helps out by sheltering some evacuees during WWII. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 06, 1944 |
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| Director: | Maurice Elvey |
| Writer: | Elizabeth Baron, James Ronald |
| Genres: | Drama, War |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | British National Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 03, 2024 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Godfrey Tearle | General Church |
| Jeanne De Casalis | Lady Frome |
| John Laurie | McNab |
| Thorley Walters | Andrew |
| Morland Graham | Bates |
| Mabel Constanduros | Mrs. Bates |
| Patric Curwen | Dr. Sargeant |
| Alec Faversham | Hank |
| Michael Lambart | Lord Ottershaw |
| Irene Handl | Mrs. Farnsworth |
| Rosalyn Boulter | Billetting Officer |
| Maureen Glynne | Snarrer |
| Gerald Moore | Harry |
| Brian Weske | Limpy |
| Petula Clark | Irma |
| David Trickett | Bobby |
| Pat Geary | Violet |
| Gordon Begg | Old Steward (uncredited) |
| Noel Dainton | Captain (uncredited) |
| Charles Doe | Head Steward (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Field | Mr. Sims (uncredited) |
| Harry Herbert | Miles (uncredited) |
| Vincent Holman | Briggs (uncredited) |
| James Knight | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Edward Lexy | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| H.F. Maltby | Mayor (uncredited) |
| Janet Morrison | Mayor's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Anthony Pendrell | 2nd Officer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Baron | Screenplay |
| Arthur Grant | Camera Operator |
| William Alwyn | Music |
| Grace Garland | Editor |
| James Wilson | Director of Photography |
| Charles Williams | Music Director |
| Harold V. King | Sound Supervisor |
| Robert Asher | Assistant Director |
| Maurice Elvey | Director |
| Maude Churchill | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Len Shilton | Sound Recordist |
| James Ronald | Novel |
| Harry Hayward | Makeup Artist |
| C. Wilfred Arnold | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Maurice Elvey | Associate Producer |
| Wallace Orton | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Trending Position
Godfrey Tearle is really quite good in this rather poignant story of "Gen. Church". An highly decorated WWI veteran, he tries to enlist for duty as WWII looms, but finds himself unwanted. He struggles to deal with this rejection; lets himself go - even contemplates suicide, before his friendly butle ... r "Bates" (Morland Graham) and "Lady Frome" (Jeanne De Casilis) concoct a plan to saddle him with six displaced children to look after. Initially hostile, he gradually finds that they challenge and engage him, and he them - and the story develops gently and amiably as they all try to find an accommodation. I kept expecting Sir C. Aubrey Smith to pop up somewhere, but Searle holds this together well and the story does illustrate a little of how older people can feel when marginalised and left out, purely on the basis of their age. A competent supporting cast of British stalwarts and some spirited efforts from the children, as well as an pleasingly amusing script, make for an entertaining little feature that I quite enjoyed.