Sword of Honour (1939 film) explained

Sword of Honour
Director:	Maurice Elvey
Producer:	Maurice Elvey
Cinematography:	Geoffrey Faithfull
Studio:	Butcher's Film Service
Distributor:	Butcher's Film Service
Runtime:	83 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom

Sword of Honour is a 1939 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Geoffrey Toone, Sally Gray, Dorothy Dickson. Location shooting took place at Sandhurst, while interiors were shot at Walton Studios. Shortly afterwards, Elvey shot another military-themed film Sons of the Sea at Dartmouth Naval College.^[1]

Plot

A recruit at Sandhurst initially makes a poor impression, but goes on to prove himself by riding in the Grand National.^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Geoffrey Toone as Bill Brown
• Sally Gray as Lady Moira Talmadge
• Dorothy Dickson as Mrs Stanhope
• Donald Gray as Stukely
• Wally Patch as Pomeroy Brown
• Peter Gawthorne as Lord Carhampton
• Frederick Culley as Duke of Honiton
• Maire O'Neill as Biddy
• Gordon Begg as Grandpa Brown
• Cyril Smith as Bright
• Charles Eaton as Cameo
• Tommy Woodrooffe as Commentator
• Patrick Holt as Lord Talmadge

Bibliography

• Mackenzie, S.P. British War films, 1939-1945. A&C Black, 2001.

Notes and References

1. Mackenzie p.22
2. Web site: BFI | Film & TV Database | SWORD OF HONOUR (1939) . https://web.archive.org/web/20090114083523/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/53045 . dead . 2009-01-14 . Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk . 2009-04-16 . 2013-10-17.
3. Web site: Sword of Honour (1939). IMDb.com. 2013-10-17.