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Give Us the Moon (1944)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Val Guest

Synopsis

Set just after the end of WWII (but filmed in the middle of it) in a time of general euphoria at having won the war, with full employment and general happiness for all (or nearly all). Peter, the young wastrel son of a hard working hotel owner doesn't like the idea of having to work for a living. He discovers a society of "White Elephants" who are quite willing to be poor as long as they don't have to work. They are protected and guided by Nina (Margaret Lockwood) and her precocious sister Heidi (Jean Simmons).

Actors

Margaret Lockwood
Margaret Lockwood
Nina
Vic Oliver
Vic Oliver
Sascha
Peter Graves
Peter Graves
Peter Pyke
Roland Culver
Roland Culver
Ferdinand
Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons
Heidi
Eliot Makeham
Eliot Makeham
Dumka
Iris Lang
Iris Lang
Tania
George Relph
George Relph
Otto
Max Bacon
Max Bacon
Jacobus
Gibb McLaughlin
Gibb McLaughlin
Marcel
Irene Handl
Irene Handl
Miss Haddock
Henry Hewitt
Henry Hewitt
Announcer
Alan Keith
Alan Keith
Raphael
Frank Cellier
Frank Cellier
Pyke
John Salew
John Salew
George Merritt
George Merritt
Jonathan Field
Jonathan Field
Harry Fowler
Harry Fowler
Bellboy (uncredited)
Charles Paton
Charles Paton
(uncredited)
Victor Rietti
Victor Rietti
Maître d (uncredited)

Crews

Val Guest
Val Guest
Director
Caryl Brahms
Caryl Brahms
Novel
S.J. Simon
S.J. Simon
Novel
Val Guest
Val Guest
Writer
Edward Black
Edward Black
Producer
Maurice Carter
Maurice Carter
Art Direction
Elizabeth Haffenden
Elizabeth Haffenden
Costume Design
Phil Grindrod
Phil Grindrod
Director of Photography
Bob Busby
Bob Busby
Original Music Composer
R. E. Dearing
R. E. Dearing
Editor
Len Garde
Len Garde
Makeup Artist
Fred Gunn
Fred Gunn
Production Manager
B. C. Sewell
B. C. Sewell
Sound Supervisor
Louis Levy
Louis Levy
Music Director

Posters and backgrounds

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