The Small Back Room (1949)
1h 46m
Running Time
February 21, 1949Release Date
The Small Back Room (1949)
1h 46m
Running Time
February 21, 1949Release Date

Plot.
At the height of World War II, the Germans begin dropping a new type of booby-trapped bomb on England. Highly skilled but haunted bomb disposal officer Sammy Rice must overcome his personal demons to defeat this new threat.
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Cast & Crew.

David Farrar
Sammy Rice

Kathleen Byron
Susan

Jack Hawkins
R.B. Waring

Leslie Banks
Col. A. K. Holland

Michael Gough
Capt. Dick Stuart

Cyril Cusack
Cpl. Taylor

Milton Rosmer
Prof. Mair

Walter Fitzgerald
Brine

Emrys Jones
Joe

Michael Goodliffe
Till

Renée Asherson
A.T.S. corporal

Anthony Bushell
Col. Strang / Associate Producer

Henry Caine
Sgt. Maj. Rose

James Dale
Brigadier

Robert Morley
The Minister

Sid James
'Knucksie' Moran

Sam Kydd
Crowhurst

Geoffrey Keen
Pinker

Roddy Hughes
Welsh Doctor

Bryan Forbes
Peterson

John Stratton
Young Army Officer

Michael Powell
Director / Writer / Producer

Emeric Pressburger
Director / Writer / Producer

Nigel Balchin
Novel

Brian Easdale
Original Music Composer

Christopher Challis
Director of Photography

Clifford Turner
Editor

Madeleine Godar
Casting

Hein Heckroth
Production Design

John Hoesli
Art Direction

Josephine Boss
Costume Design

Sydney Streeter
Assistant Director

Jean Osborne
Publicist

Jack N. Green
Third Assistant Director

George R. Busby
Production Assistant

Dorrie Hamilton
Makeup Supervisor

Iris Tilley
Assistant Hairstylist

Archie Knowles
Second Assistant Director

Ivor Beddoes
Assistant Art Director

Peter Childs
Draughtsman

Ted Clements
Draughtsman

Harry Pottle
Draughtsman

Dario Simoni
Set Dresser

Pat Sladden
Draughtsman

Wallis Smith
Draughtsman

Alan Allen
Sound

Peter Butcher
Boom Operator

Peter Meyers
Boom Operator

Cyril Swern
Sound Editor

Freddie Francis
Camera Operator

Anthony Hopking
Still Photographer

John von Kotze
Clapper Loader

James Carney

Elwyn Brook-Jones

Roderick Lovell

June Elvin
Media.














Details.
Release DateFebruary 21, 1949
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 46m
Box Office$15,066
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
bomb
england
world war ii
alcoholism
war
romantic drama
strong woman
self sacrifice
self-destruction
alcoholic
roadside bomb
explosives expert
military weapons
booby trap
withdrawal
bomb squad
self-loathing
war effort
prosthetic leg
unexploded bomb
amputee
weapon testing
weapons of war
bomb making
hallucinations
guns and weapons
bomb disposal unit
disarming a bomb
supportive partner
Wiki.
The Small Back Room (U.S. title: Hour of Glory) is a 1949 film by the British producer-writer-director team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger starring David Farrar and Kathleen Byron and featuring Jack Hawkins and Cyril Cusack. It was based on the 1943 novel of the same name by Nigel Balchin.
The theme is the unsung heroes of the Second World War, the "back room boys", gradually coming into their own.
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