The Foreman Went to France
- The Foreman Went to France
Infobox Film
name = The Foreman Went to France
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director = Charles Frend
producer = Michael Balcon
writer = J. B. Priestley (story)
Leslie Arliss
John Dighton
Angus MacPhail
Roger MacDougall (uncredited)
Diana Morgan (uncredited)
narrator =
starring = Clifford Evans
Tommy Trinder
Constance Cummings
Gordon Jackson
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cinematography =
editing =
distributor = Ealing Studios
released = June 22 1942
runtime = 87 minutes
country = UK
language = English
budget =
gross =
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amg_id = 1:18207
imdb_id = 0033621
"The Foreman Went to France", also known as "Somewhere in France", is a 1942 World War II war film starring Clifford Evans, Tommy Trinder, Constance Cummings and Gordon Jackson. It was based on the real-life wartime exploits of Welsh munitions worker Melbourne Johns. [cite web |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/expats/expats-newsletter/page.cfm?objectid=14263962&method=full&siteid=50082 |title=War hero out of oblivion |publisher=WalesOnline.co.uk |author=Duncan Higgitt |accessdate=2008-08-01]
Plot
English factory foreman Fred Carrick (Clifford Evans) is sent to France to retrieve several pieces of valuable machinery ahead of the German invasion. Along the way, he is helped by two soldiers (Tommy Trinder, Gordon Jackson) and an American woman (Constance Cummings).
Cast
*Clifford Evans as Fred Carrick, the foreman
*Tommy Trinder as Tommy Hoskins
*Constance Cummings as Anne Stafford
*Robert Morley as Mayor Coutare of Bivary
*Gordon Jackson as Alastair 'Jock' MacFarlan. This was Jackson's film debut. He was recommended for the part by playwright James Bridie.[cite web |url=http://www.britmovie.co.uk/studios/ealing/filmography/22.html |title=The Foreman Went to France Plot Synopsis |publisher=britmovie.co.uk |accessdate=2008-08-01] ]
*Ernest Milton as the stationmaster in La Tour
*Charles Victor as the aircraft spotter on the Works roof
*John Williams as the 'English' army captain
*Paul Bonifas as the Prefect of Rouville
*Anita Palacine as a La Tour barmaid
*Francis L. Sullivan as a French skipper (credited as 'François Sully' as a whimsical jokeReferences
External links
* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/443041/ screenonline entry] , including detailed plot synopsis
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