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
Network & Production Companies

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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