Eily Malyon was the Post Mistress, also in "Foreign Correspondent" and "Shadow of a Doubt" - one of that army of gifted and reliable supporting actors who make these movies great!
Walter Pidgeon was apparently a true gentleman, liked and respected by the general industry. He and Greer Garson made many movies together, the most famous of which is "Mrs. Miniver". But my favorite pairing is "Madame Curie".
The little boy is Roddy McDowell; as a child, he starred in the first "Lassie" movie and in "How Green Was My Valley", also with Walter Pidgeon. He grew up to be a lovely adult actor and also a photographer. Perhaps most famous for playing the chimp Cornelius in "Planet of the Apes", and another role later in the series, but he had lovely comic timing, which he proved several times on the "Carol Burnett Show": czcams.com/video/8jF3Xfzu-rM/video.html And, of course, you recognize the inimitable George Sanders as the evil Major Quive-Smith.
"Every good soldier needs a crest for his cap. And you shall have your pin, set with diamonds if you wish." Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Virginia McDowall, the elder sister of Roddy McDowall. Location Location Fact: 20th Century Fox had an impressive replica of a London tube station built on stage 9 with the aid of original blueprints. Casting Notes Fact: Walter Pidgeon was borrowed from MGM for the production. Walter Pidgeon and Roddy McDowall would appear in two other films together, How Green Was My Valley (1941) and Holiday In Mexico (1946). Fun Enthusiast Fact: When Captain Alan Thorndike (Walter Pidgeon) is captured, Major Quive-Smith (George Sanders) inspects his belongings including his rifle, which bears the maker's name of Hammond anyd Hammond, Bond Street. There was no such gunsmith in the UK and it seems likely the name is borrowed from a very famous gunsmith called Holland and Holland of Bruton Street, which is situated nearby. The rifle was based on a British Enfield Action which has a curved bolt handle. Historical Fact: This was one of several films mentioned in the September 1941 Senate subcommittee hearings on Propaganda in Motion Pictures, where isolationist senators Nye, Clark and Wheeler attacked Hollywood for warmongering. Senator Nye, who testified before the committee, had not seen most of the films mentioned. The subcommittee did not reconvene again due to the attack on Pearl Harbor in December. The featurette included on the 2009 DVD release contends that the making of warmongering films would be a violation of the Neutrality Act, which focused on restricting arms sales to belligerent nations, regardless of their status as aggressor or defender.
Eily Malyon was the Post Mistress, also in "Foreign Correspondent" and "Shadow of a Doubt" - one of that army of gifted and reliable supporting actors who make these movies great!
And of course, that's Joan Bennett, from "Scarlet Street" and "Woman in the Window".
Walter Pidgeon was apparently a true gentleman, liked and respected by the general industry. He and Greer Garson made many movies together, the most famous of which is "Mrs. Miniver". But my favorite pairing is "Madame Curie".
Pidgeon was Canadian and originally went to Hollywood from Broadway to appear in musicals.
The little boy is Roddy McDowell; as a child, he starred in the first "Lassie" movie and in "How Green Was My Valley", also with Walter Pidgeon. He grew up to be a lovely adult actor and also a photographer. Perhaps most famous for playing the chimp Cornelius in "Planet of the Apes", and another role later in the series, but he had lovely comic timing, which he proved several times on the "Carol Burnett Show": czcams.com/video/8jF3Xfzu-rM/video.html
And, of course, you recognize the inimitable George Sanders as the evil Major Quive-Smith.
"Every good soldier needs a crest for his cap. And you shall have your pin, set with diamonds if you wish."
Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Virginia McDowall, the elder sister of Roddy McDowall.
Location Location Fact: 20th Century Fox had an impressive replica of a London tube station built on stage 9 with the aid of original blueprints.
Casting Notes Fact: Walter Pidgeon was borrowed from MGM for the production. Walter Pidgeon and Roddy McDowall would appear in two other films together, How Green Was My Valley (1941) and Holiday In Mexico (1946).
Fun Enthusiast Fact: When Captain Alan Thorndike (Walter Pidgeon) is captured, Major Quive-Smith (George Sanders) inspects his belongings including his rifle, which bears the maker's name of Hammond anyd Hammond, Bond Street. There was no such gunsmith in the UK and it seems likely the name is borrowed from a very famous gunsmith called Holland and Holland of Bruton Street, which is situated nearby. The rifle was based on a British Enfield Action which has a curved bolt handle.
Historical Fact: This was one of several films mentioned in the September 1941 Senate subcommittee hearings on Propaganda in Motion Pictures, where isolationist senators Nye, Clark and Wheeler attacked Hollywood for warmongering. Senator Nye, who testified before the committee, had not seen most of the films mentioned. The subcommittee did not reconvene again due to the attack on Pearl Harbor in December. The featurette included on the 2009 DVD release contends that the making of warmongering films would be a violation of the Neutrality Act, which focused on restricting arms sales to belligerent nations, regardless of their status as aggressor or defender.
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I think the dog are bloodhounds and that could be way they bark in comparison to other dogs