The Next of Kin (1942)
1h 42m
Running Time
June 15, 1942Release Date
The Next of Kin (1942)
1h 42m
Running Time
June 15, 1942Release Date
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Plot.
Lots of slogans such as "Be like Dad, Keep Mum" and "Keep it under your Hat" are visible on the walls in various scenes to reinforce the plot of this British wartime movie illustrating how gossipy talk can result in unknowingly giving valuable information to Nazi spies.
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Cast & Crew.
Mervyn Johns
No 23: Mr Davis
Nova Pilbeam
Beppie Leemans
Reginald Tate
Maj. Richards
John Chandos
No 16
Stephen Murray
Mr. Barratt
Jack Hawkins
Brigade Major Harcourt
Geoffrey Hibbert
Pvt. John
Philip Friend
Lt. Cummins
Phyllis Stanley
Miss Clare
Mary Clare
Mrs. Webster
Basil Sydney
Naval captain
Joss Ambler
Mr Vemon
Brefni O'Rorke
Brigadier Blunt
Alexander Field
Pvt. Durnford
David Hutcheson
Intelligence officer
Torin Thatcher
German General
Thora Hird
ATS drover with puncture
Frederick Leister
Colonel
Charles Victor
Neutral Seaman - Irish Joe
Richard Norris
Pvt. Jimmy
Guy Maas
The Frenchman - Captain Mercier
Basil Radford
Careless Talker on Train
Naunton Wayne
Careless Talker on Train
Johnnie Schofield
Lance-Corporal
Frank Allenby
Wing-Cmdr. Kenton
Victor Beaumont
German Colonel (uncredited)
Mark Daly
Corporal on Train (uncredited)
Ian Fleming
Naval Officer (uncredited)
Hal Gordon
Builder's Labourer (uncredited)
James Knight
Sailor on Train (uncredited)
Charles Rolfe
Mr. Palmer (uncredited)
Jack Sharp
Warden (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 15, 1942
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Next of Kin, also known as Next of Kin, is a 1942 Second World War propaganda film produced by Ealing Studios. The film was originally commissioned by the British War Office as a training film to promote the government message that "Careless talk costs lives". After being taken on by Ealing Studios, the project was expanded and given a successful commercial release. After the war and up until at least the mid 1960s, services in British Commonwealth countries continued to use The Next of Kin as part of security training. The film's title is derived from the phrase "the next of kin have been informed" as used by radio announcers when reporting on the loss of personnel in action.
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