Who Goes Next? is a 1938 British war drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Barry K. Barnes, Sophie Stewart and Jack Hawkins.[1] The story was inspired by the escape of 29 officers through a tunnel from Holzminden prisoner-of-war camp in Lower Saxony, Germany, in July 1918.[2]
| Who Goes Next? | |
|---|---|
 Jack Hawkins and Sophie Stewart | |
| Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
| Written by | J. W. Drawbell David Evans Lawrence Green |
| Produced by | Ivor McLaren |
| Starring | Barry K. Barnes Sophie Stewart Jack Hawkins |
| Cinematography | Ronald Neame |
| Music by | Colin Wark |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Premise
editDuring the First World War, a number of captured British officers attempt to escape from a prisoner-of-war camp.
Main cast
edit- Barry K. Barnes as Maj. Hamilton
- Sophie Stewart as Sarah Hamilton
- Jack Hawkins as Capt. Beck
- Charles Eaton as Capt. Royde
- Andrew Osborn as F/O Stevens
- Frank Birch as Capt. Grover
- Roy Findlay as Lt. Williams
- Alastair Macintyre as Lt. Mackenzie
- Meinhart Maur as Commandant
Production
editThe film was made at Wembley Studios by Twentieth Century Fox.[3] It was a more expensive production than the quota quickie releases that Fox had previously been making at Wembley.[4]
References
editBibliography
edit- Hanson, Neil (2011). Escape from Germany: The Greatest PoW Break-out of the First World War. London: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-61204-3.
- Low, Rachael (1985). The History of the British Film, 1929–1939: film making in 1930s Britain. London: George Allen & Unwin. ISBN 9780047910425.
- Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939. London: Library Services, British Film Institute. ISBN 9780851701899.
