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by Michael Winder
Starring Clifford Evans and Anthony Valentine
with Alexandra Bastedo and Brian Peck

Under cover of being Master of a Cambridge College, Sir Iain Dalzell is head of a top British spy ring. His daughter Diana is captured by enemy agent General Hovaths.

Contributors

Writer:
Michael Winder
Series devised by:
David Proudfoot
Series devised by:
Bill Hays
Lighting:
John Dixon
Script Editor:
Colin Free
Designer:
Tim Harvey
Producer:
Gerard Glaister
Director:
Viktors Ritelis
Philip West:
Anthony Valentine
Lip Reader:
Noel Harverson
Culliford:
Brian Peck
Sir Iain Dalzell:
Clifford Evans
Mother Superior:
Dorothy de Gamage
Diana Dalzell:
Alexandra Bastedo
General Hovaths:
Hans Meyer
Bridge:
Christopher Owen
Police Captain:
David Butler
Customs Officer:
Simon Taylor
Anton:
Roy Boyd
Bodyguard:
Dave Prowse

Tonight's film in this season of outstanding films of the past ten years from the movie capital stars Glenn Ford, Bette Davis, Hope Lange, Arthur O'Connell

The last film to date by Frank Capra - famous director of Mr Deeds Goes to Town and a string of similar warm-hearted, intelligent comedies.
Capra turns the clock back to the thirties for this tale from Damon Runyon.

Contributors

Screenplay:
Hal Kanter
Screenplay:
Harry Tugend
From a screenplay by:
Robert Riskin
Produced and directed by:
Frank Capra
Dave the Dude:
Glenn Ford
Apple Annie:
Bette Davis
Queenie Martin:
Hope Lange
Count Romero:
Arthur O'Connell
Joy Boy:
Peter Falk
Judge Henry G Blake:
Thomas Mitchell

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