Tawny Pipit (1944)
Overview
Jimmy Bancroft, a fighter pilot, who is recovering from injuries sustained during the Battle of Britain, and Hazel Court, a nurse, come across a pair of rare birds nestling in a field. After a run in with the army, and a couple of thieves, they, with the cooperation of the village people and the Ornithology Society, help the eggs to hatch. A wonderful look at life in a small village, during World War II.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.723 |
Directed By
Charles Saunders
Bernard Miles
Crew
Charles Saunders
Charles Saunders
Bernard Miles
Bernard Miles
Noel Mewton-Wood
Douglas Myers
Eric Cross
Ray Sturgess
Herbert Smith
William Sistrom
Muir Mathieson
Charles Tasto
Bernard Miles
Desmond Dew
Alex Vetchinsky
Ray Sturgess
TOP CAST
Bernard Miles
Colonel Barton-Barrington
Rosamund John
Hazel Broome
Niall MacGinnis
Jimmy Bancroft
Jean Gillie
Nancy Forester
Lucie Mannheim
Russian Sniper
Christopher Steele
Reverend Kingsley
Brefni O'Rorke
Uncle Arthur
George Carney
Whimbrel
Wylie Watson
Crasker
Lyonel Watts
Silver
Scott Harrold
Shuttleworth
Arthur Burne
Hambling
John Salew
Pickering
Marjorie Rhodes
Mrs. Pickering
John Rae
McDougall
Ann Wilton
Miss Pennyman
Ernest Butcher
Tommy Fairchild
Grey Blake
Captain Dawson
Stuart Latham
Corporal Philpotts
Johnnie Schofield
Sergeant Dawkins
Ian Fleming
Schoolmaster
Katie Johnson
Miss Pyman
Sam Wilkinson
Commissionaire
David Keir
Professor
Sydney Benson
President of A.B.O.
Vida Hope
Railway Porter (uncredited)
Gordon McLeod
Phillipson (uncredited)
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