The Bells Go Down (1943)
Fire Scenes That Scorch the Screen in a 5-Alarm Thriller!
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.
- Date of release
- 1943-05-16
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (13)
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Director
- Basil Dearden
Casting
- Tommy Trinder — Tommy Turk
- James Mason — Ted Robbins
- Philip Friend — Bob
- Mervyn Johns — Sam
- William Hartnell — Brookes
- Finlay Currie — District Officer McFarlane
- Philippa Hiatt — Nan
- Meriel Forbes — Susie
- Beatrice Varley — Ma Turk
- Norman Pierce — Pa Robbins
- Muriel George — Ma Robbins
- Julian Vedey — Lou Freeman
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