UK, 1937
78m, 7122 feet
35mm film, black and white
mono, English
A British science fiction film directed by Sinclair Hill.
Plot Summary
Journalists investigate an international conspiracy to attack London using radio-controlled drone aircraft.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Sinclair Hill
© [not given on screen]
Grosvenor Sound Films Ltd. present
Director of Productions: Sinclair Hill
General Manager of Productions: Harcourt Templeman
Assistant Producer: Angus Macleod
Production Management: Harcourt Templeman
From an Original Story by: Roger MacDougall and Alexander MacKendrick
Adapted by: G.H. Moresby-White
Dialogue: D.B. Wyndham-Lewis *
Associate Director: Michael Hankinson
Assistant Director: W. Bangs
Photography & Lighting: Cyril Bristow
Cameraman: Paul Barralet
Chief Operator: Bob Walker
Editing: John E. Morris
Music: John Reynders
Sound Recordist: L. Gentle
Dresses Designed & Executed by: Jill Casson
Settings by: C. Wilfred Arnold
Technical Advisor: Eric J. Rigby
Cast
Charles Farrell (Brian Gaunt)
Fritz Kortner (Peters)
Margaret Vyner (Mary Stevens)
Danny Green (Socks)
Wallace Evenett (Smith)
Monti De Lyle (Pierre)
Dino Galvani (Tony)
Dennis Val Norton (Vronsky)
Terence O’Brien (Fearns)
Arthur Finn (Mac)
Lawrence Hanray (Sir George)
Andrea Malandrinos (Zadek)
Reyner Barton (president)
Arthur Gomez (Kleisch)
Billy Bray (Banks)
Evan John (Marsh)
Raymond Lovell (Harris)
Victor Tandy (Groves)
Sydney King (Graham Stevens)
Alternative Titles
Bombs over London
Midnight Special
References
Periodicals
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.5 no.52 (April 1938) p.113 – credits, review
Books
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.300 – credits
