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Tell England

1931-03-02 Drama 1hr 28m

In England, two young friends, confronted with the outbreak of World War I, enlist together to serve in the same company on the battle-field.

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In England, two young friends, confronted with the outbreak of World War I, enlist together to serve in the same company on the battle-field.

  • Released
    1931-03-02
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 28m
  • Genre
    Drama, War
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    0
  • Production
    British Instructional Films Ltd.

Crew

Anthony Asquith
Director
Anthony Asquith
Writer
H. Bruce Woolfe
Producer
Keywords:
world war i anti war gallipoli campaign

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Cast

Tony Bruce

Tony Bruce
Rupert Ray
Carl Harbord

Carl Harbord
Edgar Gray Doe
Fay Compton

Fay Compton
Mrs. Doe
Dennis Hoey

Dennis Hoey
The Chaplain, called "Padre"
Frederick Lloyd

Frederick Lloyd
Field Capt. Hardy
C.M. Hallard

C.M. Hallard
The Colonel
Gerald Rawlinson

Gerald Rawlinson
Lt. Doon
Sam Wilkinson

Sam Wilkinson
Private Booth
Wally Patch

Wally Patch
Sergeant
Hubert Harben

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Mr. Ray
Anthony Buckeridge

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Toni Edgar-Bruce

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John Boulting

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-04-16

"Ray" (Tony Bruce) and his lifelong friend "Doe" (Carl Harbord) are enjoying the upper class privileges of life in England. Punting on the r... read more

"Ray" (Tony Bruce) and his lifelong friend "Doe" (Carl Harbord) are enjoying the upper class privileges of life in England. Punting on the river, playing tennis and generally lolling about enjoying the most pleasing of bucolic lifestyles. Suddenly, the outbreak of the Great War arrives and, like so many across the land, they enlist. Now being from the upper echelons of society, they are given commissions that put them in command of soldiers older and wiser than themselves, and are sent to serve in various theatres of war as the film progresses and shows the startlingly sudden fashion in which these spoiled young men have to grow up. It's told using some actuality, but for the most part is actually quite a compelling drama the watches these two boys become men - amongst some of the most gruesome and terrifying circumstances. It's not devoid of comedy - not least their musical names - Doe, Ray... and their wise cracking batman who has catarrh - "his nose runs in the family!", and that also helps to authenticate the stoic and optimistic attitudes taken by many who hadn't the faintest idea of what they were letting themselves into at the start of the war that would be over by Christmas. The production is basic, indeed it looks quite often as if it were originally intended to be a silent film (it uses captions occasionally to update us on where we are) but it still works fine and I couldn't help thinking, as I watched it, that if it had been widely circulated around the European continent at the time, perhaps folks might have been more wary of Nazi rearmament.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

"Ray" (Tony Bruce) and his lifelong friend "Doe" (Carl Harbord) are enjoying the upper class privileges of life in England. Punting on the river, playing tennis and generally lolling about enjoying the most pleasing of bucolic lifestyles. S...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-04-16

"Ray" (Tony Bruce) and his lifelong friend "Doe" (Carl Harbord) are enjoying the upper class privileges of life in England. Punting on the river, playing tennis and generally lolling about enjoying th...

read more