Reach for Glory

Infobox Film
name = Reach for Glory


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director = Philip Leacock
producer = Jud Kinberg
John Kohn
writer = John Rae (novel)

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starring = Harry Andrews
Kay Walsh
music = Bob Russell
cinematography = Bob Huke
editing = Frederick Wilson
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released = 1962
runtime = 86 min.
country = U.K.
language = English
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imdb_id = 0056397

Reach for Glory was a 1962 British film adaptation of John Rae's 1961 novel, The Custard Boys, directed by Philip Leacock. It received a United Nations Award.

Plot

A group of boys, evacuated during WW II from London to a coastal town, form a gang and play war games. Too young to fight in the war and afraid it will be over by the time they come of age, the group members initiate a battle with the local teenagers. Tomlinson, a local youth, invites an Austrian Jewish refugee with whom he has formed a close relationship to take part in the shenanigans. At first the Jewish boy, Grimm, is scorned because of his "Germanic" heritage but is later allowed to join. When Grimm runs off during a fight, the youths decide to give him a fake court-martial and execution, but real bullets are used by a freak mistake and Grimm is killed.

Cast

* Harry Andrews - Capt. Curlew
* Kay Walsh - Mrs. Curlew
* Michael Anderson Jr - Lewis Craig
* Oliver Grimm - Mark Stein
* Martin Tomlinson - John Curlew
* Freddie Eldrett - Willy Aldrich
* James Luck - Michael Freen
* John Coker - Peter Joy
* Michael Trubshawe - Maj. Burton
* Arthur Hewlett - Vicar
* Cameron Hall - Headmaster
* Allan Jeayes - Crabtree
* Richard Vernon - Dr. Aldrich
* Russell Waters - Mr. Freeman
* Pat Hayess - Mrs. Freeman
* George Pravda - Mr. Stein
* John Rae - Lance Freeman
* Alexis Kanner - Steven
* Peter Furnell - Arthur Chettle
* John Pike - Felix
* Melvin Baker - Chettle's Lieutenant

External links

*imdb title|id=0056397|title=Reach for Glory