William Friese-Greene:

Robert Donat

Edith Friese-Greene:

Margaret Johnston

Helena Friese-Greene:

Maria Schell

Maurice Friese-Greene:

John Howard Davies

Lord Beaverbrook:

Robert Beatty

Jack Carter:

Richard Attenborough

Arthur Collings:

Eric Portman

Harold:

Dennis Price

May Jones:

Glynis Johns

Platform Man:

Cecil Parker

Assistant in Laboratory:

David Tomlinson

Bank Manager:

Emlyn Williams

Hotel Receptionist:

Kay Walsh

Police Officer:

Laurence Olivier

Maida Vale Doctor:

Leo Genn

House Agent:

Marius Goring

Reporter:

Michael Denison

Industry Man:

Peter Ustinov

Nursemaid:

Sheila Sim

Broker's Man:

Stanley Holloway

Miss Tagg:

Renee Asherson

Company Promoter:

Roland Culver

Mr Lege:

Michael Redgrave

Ethel Friese-Greene:

Janette Scott

Cousin Alfred:

Bernard Miles

Mrs Claire:

Joyce Grenfell

Lady Pond:

Margaret Rutherford

Maurice Guttenberg:

Frederick Valk

Official Receiver:

Michael Hordern

Sergeant in Storeroom:

Sydney James

Doctor's Housekeeper:

Thora Hird

Recruiting Sergeant:

William Hartnell

Sitter in Bath Studio:

Googie Withers

Sitter in Bath Studio:

Richard Murdoch

Sitter in Bath Studio:

Sybil Thorndike

Mrs Stukely:

Joan Hickson

Industry Man:

Peter Jones

Director:

John Boulting

Genres

• DramaBiographical

Formats

• Films