Gift Horse (1952)
Gift Horse (1952)
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Plot.
Compton Bennett's war drama The Gift Horse follows the fortunes of ageing destroyer The Ballantrae and her crew from the time they come together in 1940 until the climactic raid on occupied St Nazaire in 1942. Trevor Howard plays Lt Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser, the newly appointed captain, back in service after having left the navy following a court martial.
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Cast & Crew.
Trevor Howard
Lt. Cdr. Hugh Alginon Fraser RN
Richard Attenborough
Ordinary Seaman 'Dripper' Daniels
Sonny Tufts
Ordinary Seaman 'Yank' Flanagan
James Donald
Lt. Richard Jennings RN
Bernard Lee
Able Seaman 'Stripey' Wood
Dora Bryan
Glad Flanagan
Hugh Williams
Captain David G. Wilson, Division Commander
Robin Bailey
Lt. Michael Grant RNVR
William Fairchild
Writer
Meredith Edwards
Chief Engineer Jones RNR
William Rose
Writer
John Forrest
Sub-Lieutenant Appleby RNVR
Patric Doonan
Petty Officer Martin
Compton Bennett
Director
Sid James
Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull
Ivan Goff
Writer
Harold Siddons
Adm. Bartlett
William Russell
Crewman
Ben Roberts
Writer
W.E. Fairchild
Writer
Joan Rice
June Mallory, WRNS cypher officer
Peter Bathurst
Commander C.E. Spencer
Hugh Hastings
Writer
Clifton Parker
Composer
Media.
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Wiki.
Gift Horse (released in the United States as Glory at Sea) is a 1952 British black-and-white World War II drama film. It was produced by George Pitcher, directed by Compton Bennett, and stars Trevor Howard, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, and Sonny Tufts.
The film follows the story of the fictional ship HMS Ballantrae and her crew from the time they come together in 1940 until they go on a one-way mission to destroy a German-held dry dock in France. The title is a reference to the old proverb "Never look a gift horse in the mouth".