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Sword of Honour is a 1939 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Geoffrey Toone, Sally Gray, Dorothy Dickson. The screenplay concerns a recruit at Sandhurst who initially makes a poor impression, but goes on to prove himself by riding in the Grand National.[1][2] Location shooting took place at Sandhurst, while interiors were shot at Walton Studios. Shortly afterwards, Elvey shot another military-themed film Sons of the Sea at Dartmouth Naval College.[3]

Sword of Honour
Directed by	Maurice Elvey
Written by	Gerald Elliott Dudley Sturrock
Produced by	Maurice Elvey
Starring	Geoffrey Toone Sally Gray Dorothy Dickson
Cinematography	Geoffrey Faithfull
Production company	Butcher's Film Service
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service
Release date	14 August 1939
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Cast

• Geoffrey Toone as Bill Brown
• Sally Gray as Lady Moira Talmadge
• Dorothy Dickson as Mrs Stanhope
• Donald Gray as Stukely
• Wally Patch as Pomeroy Brown
• Peter Gawthorne as Lord Carhampton
• Frederick Culley as Duke of Honiton
• Maire O'Neill as Biddy
• Gordon Begg as Grandpa Brown
• Cyril Smith as Bright
• Charles Eaton as Cameo
• Tommy Woodrooffe as Commentator
• Patrick Holt as Lord Talmadge

References

Bibliography

• Mackenzie, S.P. British War films, 1939-1945. A&C Black, 2001.

External links

• Sword of Honour at IMDb

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