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The film was originally commissioned by the British War Office as a training film to promote the contemporary Government propaganda message that "Careless talk costs lives". After being taken on by Ealing Studios, the project was expanded and given a successful commercial release. Old War Office Building, Whitehall, London - the former location of the War Office The War Office was a former department of the British Government, responsible for the administration of the British Army between the 17th century and 1963, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence. ...

Plot summary

The British army is preparing an attack on a German-held French port. German intelligence use agents in England to discover the intended target by piecing together information from different sources, including conversations overheard in pubs, railway stations, shops and other public places. When the attack takes place, the element of surprise has been lost and the British suffer heavy casualties. Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ...

Additional information

• Originally, the commando raid depicted was intended to be a complete failure. However, the War Office were uncomfortable about a film showing such a defeat. In the final film, the raid is shown as being successful, albeit with heavy losses. Winston Churchill reportedly wanted the film banned as a threat to morale, but was eventually persuaded of the importance of its message.

• Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne appear in cameos as two "careless talkers" on a train at the end of the film. The two made many appearances together in British films of the 1940s, following their successful pairing as "Charters" and "Caldicott" in Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes.

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Cast

• Mervyn Johns .... No 23: Mr Davis
• John Chandos .... No 16: his contact
• Nova Pilbeam .... Beppie Leemans
• Reginald Tate .... Maj. Richards
• Stephen Murray .... Mr Barratt
• Jack Hawkins .... Major
• Geoffrey Hibbert .... Private John
• Philip Friend .... Lt. Cummins
• Phyllis Stanley .... Miss Clare
• Mary Clare .... Mrs. Webster
• Basil Sydney .... Naval captain
• Joss Ambler .... Mr Vemon
• Brefni O'Rorke .... Brigadier
• Alexander Field .... Pvt. Durnford
• David Hutcheson .... Intelligence officer
• Torin Thatcher .... German general
• Thora Hird .... ATS drover with puncture

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Principal crew

• Cinematographer: Ernest Palmer
• Original music score: William Walton
• Editor: Ray Pitt
• Art direction: Thomas Morahan