During the shooting of a First World War film entitled The Somme a tragic series of events unfolds for the cast and crew. The film was withdrawn from distribution shortly after it's release and is considered to be lost and may have been destroyed after the director died.
On the French Riviera, movie producer Max Poulton is on location shooting a film starring his lover, Gina Bertini. But when the rueful Max ends his fling with Gina to return to his loyal wife, Carol, the jilted actress threatens to reveal details of their affair to Carol. Later, at a party at Max's villa, investigator Carliss arrives with news that Gina has been killed and that Max is a murderer suspect.
A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British civilians are being dragged into the war with Operation Dynamo, the scheme to get the French and British forces back from the Dunkirk beaches. Some come forward to help, others were less willing.
Following a group of five very different student nurses during their first year of training at an NHS hospital in London called St. Augustine’s Hospital (filmed at Guy's Hospital), where they live in a dormitory. Susan (Belinda Lee) is reliable and sensible; Pat (Delphi Lawrence) is flighty and open; Maureen (Adrienne Corri) is Irish and loud; Ann (Henryetta Edwards) is a typical public school girl; and Liz (Barbara Archer) comes from a typical working class background. As they get to know each other, they bond in spite of their differences.
The poor, elderly—and the wily, when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their money—Scottish skipper of a broken-down old 'puffer' boat tricks an American tycoon into paying him to transport his personal cargo. When the tycoon learns of the trick, he attempts to track down the boat and remove his possessions.
영국 북부의 공업지대. 직물업계의 대부인 벌리는 최근 업계에 들이닥친 심각한 위기를 감지한다. 그는 예비 사위의 방적공장을 둘러보다가 한 연구실에서 호기심을 끄는 이상한 장치를 발견하지만 누구도 그것이 무엇인지 설명하지 못한다. 조사 결과 그 장치에는 4천 파운드가 소요되었고 시드니 스트래튼이라는 연구원이 허락도 없이 주문을 했다는 사실이 밝혀진다. (1947)에 이은 알렉산더 맥켄드릭의 두 번째 영화로 일링 코미디 중 가장 냉소적인 영화로 꼽힌다. 진보가 보수에 발목을 잡히고, 과거로부터 헤어나지 못하고 있던 당시 영국의 현실을 신랄하게 비꼬고 있다. (Naver 영화)
