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This Above All (1942)

May 12, 1942 (US) Drama, Romance, War • 110m

Overview

In 1940 England, aristocratic Prudence Cathaway alarms her snobbish parents by joining the WAF service branch. She soon meets and falls in love with the brooding Clive Briggs, despite his prejudice against the upper classes, and agrees to spend a week with him at a Dover hotel. When Clive's soldier friend, Monty, arrives to retrieve him, Prudence learns that Clive went AWOL after Dunkirk, and urges him to recall why England must fight the war.

Director

Anatole Litvak

Top Billed

Tyrone Power

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Tyrone Power
Tyrone Power

Clive Briggs

Joan Fontaine
Joan Fontaine

Prudence Cathaway

Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell

"Monty" Montague

Henry Stephenson
Henry Stephenson

General Cathaway

Nigel Bruce
Nigel Bruce

Ramsbottom

Gladys Cooper
Gladys Cooper

Iris Cathaway

Philip Merivale
Philip Merivale

Dr. Roger Cathaway

Queenie Leonard
Queenie Leonard

Violet Worthing

Jill Esmond
Jill Esmond

Nurse Emily Harvey

Arthur Shields
Arthur Shields

Hospital Chaplain

Denis Greene
Denis Greene

Dr. Ferris

Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell

Frantic Air Raid Victim

Carol Curtis-Brown
Carol Curtis-Brown

Cathaway's Maid

Raymond Severn
Raymond Severn

Jackie Harvey

Charles Irwin
Charles Irwin

Regimental Commander

Virginia McDowall
Virginia McDowall

Girl with Iris

Clyde Cook
Clyde Cook

Truck Driver

John Rogers
John Rogers

Vagrant at Flop House

Cyril Thornton
Cyril Thornton

Station Master

David Thursby
David Thursby

Man Assigned Bed #10

Alan Edmiston
Alan Edmiston

Hotel Porter

Gerald Hamer
Gerald Hamer

Hotel Porter

Mary Field
Mary Field

Hotel Maid

Alec Craig
Alec Craig

Bus Conductor

Harold De Becker
Harold De Becker

Train Conductor

Morton Lowry
Morton Lowry

Soldier in Bar

Eddie Hall
Eddie Hall

Soldier in Bar

Jack Shea
Jack Shea

British Soldier in Bar

Mary Forbes
Mary Forbes

Vicar's Wife

Val Stanton
Val Stanton

Policeman (uncredited)

Leonard Carey
Leonard Carey

Policeman with Rector

Lumsden Hare
Lumsden Hare

First Headwaiter

Aubrey Mather
Aubrey Mather

Second Headwaiter

Olaf Hytten
Olaf Hytten

Proprietor

Silvia Vaughan
Silvia Vaughan

Tea Shop Counterwoman

May Beatty
May Beatty

Tea Shop Customer

Anita Sharp-Bolster
Anita Sharp-Bolster

Tea Shop Customer

Colin Kenny
Colin Kenny

WAAF Supply Officer

Clare Verdera
Clare Verdera

WAAF Corporal

Rita Page
Rita Page

WAAF Corporal

Doris Lloyd
Doris Lloyd

WAAF Sergeant

Valerie Cole
Valerie Cole

WAAF Woman

Joyce Wynn
Joyce Wynn

WAAF Woman

Ernie Stanton
Ernie Stanton

Policeman (uncredited)

Crew
Richard Day
Richard Day

Art Direction

Arthur C. Miller
Arthur C. Miller

Director of Photography

Thomas Little
Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Gwen Wakeling
Gwen Wakeling

Costume Design

Guy Pearce
Guy Pearce

Makeup Artist

Joseph C. Wright
Joseph C. Wright

Art Direction

Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman

Music Director

Conrad Salinger
Conrad Salinger

Orchestrator

Aaron Rosenberg
Aaron Rosenberg

Assistant Director

Sam Benson
Sam Benson

Wardrobe Designer

David Buttolph
David Buttolph

Additional Music

Robert Bassler
Robert Bassler

Associate Producer

Robert Kane
Robert Kane

Production Manager

Edmund H. Hansen
Edmund H. Hansen

Sound Engineer



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 7/10

June 26, 2022

A really strong ensemble cast get together for this wartime drama that sees the posh "Prudence" (Joan Fontaine) sign up to join the Women's Auxiliary Army Force - much to the chagrin of her old-soldier father Henry Stephenson. Not long into her new career, her pals set her up on a date with the handsome "Briggs" (Tyrone Power) and she is soon smitten. Snag is, her new beau has a bit of a secret and that could send both of their lives into a turmo… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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