Who Goes Next? Explained

Who Goes Next?
Director:Maurice Elvey
Producer:Ivor McLaren
Starring:Barry K. Barnes
Sophie Stewart
Jack Hawkins
Music:Colin Wark
Cinematography:Ronald Neame
Studio:Twentieth Century-Fox
Distributor:Twentieth Century-Fox
Runtime:85 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

Who Goes Next? is a 1938 British war drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Barry K. Barnes, Sophie Stewart and Jack Hawkins.[1] The story was inspired by the escape of 29 officers through a tunnel from Holzminden prisoner-of-war camp in Lower Saxony, Germany, in July 1918.

Premise

During the First World War, a number of captured British officers attempt to escape from a prisoner-of-war camp.

Main cast

Production

The film was made at Wembley Studios by Twentieth Century Fox. It was a more expensive production than the quota quickie releases that Fox had previously been making at Wembley.

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090114082524/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/57979 BFI.org

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