The Bells Go Down (1943)

7.2/10 89 min Drama War

Overview

Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII.

Cast

Tommy Trinder

Tommy Turk

James Mason

Ted Robbins

Philip Friend

Bob

Mervyn Johns

Sam

William Hartnell

Brookes

Finlay Currie

District Officer McFarlane

Meriel Forbes

Susie

Beatrice Varley

Ma Turk

Muriel George

Ma Robbins

Lesley Brook

June

Frederick Culley

Vicar

Johnnie Schofield

Milkman

Leo Genn

Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)

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