Richard Attenborough

Jack Watling

David Tomlinson

Stuart Latham

Edward G. Robinson

Hugh Wakefield

Bromley Challenor

Z. Peremowski

Ronald Squire

Derek N. Twist

Leslie Nixen

Len Reeve

W. Busby

Arthur Macrae

Reginald Tate

Elwyn Price

Tommy Dugan

John Justin

Anthony Hulme

Michael Harroway

Edward Rutherford

Sebastian Shaw

Ronald Adam

Bessie Love

Arthur Bolton

Fletcher Markle

Jack Baker

Stuart Dick

Peter Bayliss

Nicholas Stuart

Patrick Waddington

Tommy Tomlinson

Michael McNeile

Jerry Fitzgerald

Eric Worth

George Cole

Hamish Nicol

Norval D. Crutcher Sr.

Murray Matheson

Sidney Rider

Rex Harrison

Miles Malleson

John Boulting

Harry Waxman

Terence Rattigan

Reginald Beck

Drama

Journey Together

Royal Air Force Film Production Unit

United Kingdom

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Made by the RAF Film Unit, this is essentially a celebratory film that starts off a bit propagandist in nature but actually turns into quite an enjoyable and characterful wartime story. It centres around "Wilton" (Richard Attenborough - who did actually serve in the Royal Air Force) who joins up intent on being a pilot. He passes through basic training and is sent to Canada where he encounters "Dean" (Edward G. Robinson) whose job it is to teach him to fly a plane. Thing is, he can fly the thing ok - but his landings look like they were designed by Barnes Wallace! "Dean" recommends he switch to navigating, but the young man feels that a demotion, a failure, and so it falls to his colleagues to instil in him the critical value of that role to all aboard. The last half of the film leaves the training behind as he and his crew are involved in a perilous bombing raid over Germany and, somewhat shot-up, have to make their way back home to safety. The film takes it's time to get going, maybe a wee bit too long spent developing the characters - but that does pay off as the denouement approaches and "Wilton" - and the audience - find the values of loyalty and teamwork re-iterated and reinforced. The cast consists plenty of familiar faces including a rare appearance from Bessie Love and they gel well together to deliver a sense of inter-reliability and comradeship. Very much at the better end of these feel-good dramas, this, and well worth a watch.

English