Distant Trumpet Explained
| Distant Trumpet |
| Director: | Terence Fisher |
| Producer: | Derek Elphinstone
Harold Richmond |
| Screenplay: | Derek Elphinstone |
| Story: | Derek Elphinstone |
| Starring: | Derek Bond |
| Music: | David Jenkins
Kenneth V. Jones (composer: additional music - uncredited) |
| Cinematography: | Gordon Lang |
| Editing: | John Seabourne |
| Studio: | Meridian Films |
| Distributor: | Apex Film Distributors (UK) |
| Runtime: | 63 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Distant Trumpet is a 1952 British drama film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Derek Bond and Jean Patterson.[1] A Harley Street doctor answers the call to perform medical missionary work in Africa, taking over from his indisposed brother.[2]
Cast
- Derek Bond as David Anthony
- Jean Patterson as Valerie Maitland
- Derek Elphinstone as Richard Anthony
- Anne Brooke as Beryl Jeffries
- Grace Gavin as Mrs. Phillips
- Jean Webster Brough as Mrs. Waterhouse
- Grace Denbeigh-Russell as Mrs Hallet
- Constance Fraser as Mrs Nettley
- Alban Blakelock as Mr Harris
- John Howlett as Bill Hepple
- Keith Pyott as Sir Rudolph Gettins
- Peter Fontaine as Peter
- Gwynne Whitby as Lady Marriot-Stokes
- Anne Hunter as 'Simply Dressed Woman'
Notes and References
- Web site: Distant Trumpet (1952). https://web.archive.org/web/20170216140122/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a8e6236. dead. 16 February 2017. BFI.
- Web site: Distant Trumpet (1952) - Terence Fisher. AllMovie.
