Carrington V.C.
The Most Gripping Entertainment of the Year!
1954 | 105m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Anthony Asquith |
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| Writer: | John Hunter |
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| Major Charles Carrington (David Niven) is arrested for taking £125 from the base safe. He also faces two other charges that could finish his distinguished service career. He decides to act in his own defence at his court martial hearing, his argument being that he is owed a lot of money from the army for his various postings that have cost him out of his own pocket. To further complicate the proceedings, Carrington alleges he told his superior, the very disliked Colonel Henniker, that he was taking the money from the safe. A man's career, his marriage, and quite a few reputations all hang in the balance. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 09, 1954 |
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| Director: | Anthony Asquith |
| Writer: | John Hunter |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | based on play or musical, embezzlement, court martial |
| Production Companies | Romulus Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| David Niven | Major Charles Carrington |
| Margaret Leighton | Valerie Carrington |
| Noelle Middleton | Captain Alison Graham |
| Allan Cuthbertson | Lt. Col. Henniker |
| Victor Maddern | Bombardier Owen |
| Raymond Francis | Mitchell |
| Geoffrey Keen | President |
| Newton Blick | Judge Advocate |
| Mark Dignam | Prosecutor |
| Robert Bishop | His Assistant |
| Maurice Denham | Lt. Col. Reeve |
| Laurence Naismith | Major Panton |
| Clive Morton | Lt. Col. Huxford |
| Michael Bates | Major Broke-Smith |
| Stuart Saunders | Sgt. Crane |
| John Glyn-Jones | |
| John Chandos | |
| Deryck Barnes | |
| Timothy Bateson | |
| Paul Beradi | |
| R.S.M. Brittain | |
| Elizabeth Digby-Smith | |
| Basil Dignam | |
| Charles Gilliard | |
| Robert Gregory | |
| Fred Griffiths | |
| Reginald Hearne | |
| Ann Heffernan | |
| Vivienne Martin | |
| Mary Maxfield | |
| Johnnie Schofield | |
| Ian Selby | |
| Guy Standeven |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Anthony Asquith | Director |
| Rahvis | Costume Designer |
| John Hunter | Screenplay |
| Bill Kirby | Production Manager |
| Dorothy Christie | Theatre Play |
| Campbell Christie | Theatre Play |
| Desmond Dickinson | Director of Photography |
| Ralph Kemplen | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Teddy Baird | Producer |
| John Woolf | Producer |
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This is quite a decent military court-room drama in which David Niven finds himself accused of pinching a large sum from his battalion funds. At the ensuing court martial, he must answer the charges relying on his honesty and integrity - he has a V.C. after all - and on receiving, somewhat naively, ... a reciprocal degree of honesty and integrity from others. It's quite a neat little story about revenge and snobbery; tempered with the odd bit of human decency and Niven is ideal for the part. Margaret Leighton is also quite good as his rather aloof wife and Allan Cuthbertson as his supercilious commanding officer "Col. Henniker" who clearly both have axes to grind. The ending isn't great, but otherwise it is a simple story well told.