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School for Secrets

(1946)

December 23, 1946• 1h 48m
72%
TMDB Score

Overview

Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in time for it to be used in the Battle of Britain against the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Without it the little island could well have been overrun.

Peter Ustinov

Director

Top Billed Cast

RR

Ralph Richardson

Prof. Heatherville

RH

Raymond Huntley

Prof. Laxton-Jones

JL

John Laurie

Dr. McVitie

EJ

Ernest Jay

Dr. Dainty

DT

David Tomlinson

Mr. Watlington

FC

Finlay Currie

Sir Duncan Wills

NW

Norman Webb

Dr. Wainwright

MH

Michael Hordern

Lt. Cmdr. Lowther

PM

Pamela Matthews

Mrs. Watlington

JH

Joan Haythorne

Mrs. Laxton-Jones

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