The Next of Kin

Duration: 102 min

Release date: 1942-06-15

IMDB

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.

Drama War Thriller Mystery

The Next of Kin

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as No 23: Mr Davis

as Beppie Leemans

as Maj. Richards

as Brigade Major Harcourt

Geoffrey Hibbert

Geoffrey Hibbert

Phyllis Stanley

Phyllis Stanley

as Mrs. Webster

as Naval captain

as Brigadier Blunt

Alexander Field

Alexander Field

as Pvt. Durnford

David Hutcheson

David Hutcheson

as Intelligence officer

as German General

as ATS drover with puncture

Frederick Leister

Frederick Leister

as Neutral Seaman - Irish Joe

as The Frenchman - Captain Mercier

as Careless Talker on Train

as Careless Talker on Train

Johnnie Schofield

Johnnie Schofield

as Lance-Corporal

as Wing-Cmdr. Kenton

Victor Beaumont

Victor Beaumont

as German Colonel (uncredited)

as Corporal on Train (uncredited)

as Naval Officer (uncredited)

as Builder's Labourer (uncredited)

as Sailor on Train (uncredited)

as Mr. Palmer (uncredited)

as Warden (uncredited)

as Inspector Jolly (uncredited)

as Soldier in Buffet Car (uncredited)

as Ted (uncredited)

as General Cooper (uncredited)

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Thorold Dickinson

Thorold Dickinson

Director of Photography

Thorold Dickinson

Thorold Dickinson

Thomas N. Morahan

Thomas N. Morahan

Sound Recordist

Original Music Composer

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