Learning on ScreenMiss Grant Goes to the Door
- Synopsis
- A dramatised account of a fictional encounter between a German spy and two sisters, Caroline and Edith Grant, designed to show what precautions can be taken to hinder any infiltration or invasion by the enemy. The German spy, disguised as a British officer, calls at the Grant cottage with news of invasion. His identity is revealed when he mispronounces a place-name, whereupon Caroline holds him at gun-point (the gun belongs to a German paratrooper who has just died on the Grant’s doorstep) whilst Edith goes for help to the ARP station. Once the spy has been captured, the Grants are complimented on their behaviour and are given advice by a Local Defence Volunteer for any future similar occasion. From a story by Thorold Dickinson and Donald Bull.*
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 7 min. Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 7 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1940
- Availability
- Hire
- Subjects
- History
- Keywords
- dramatised documentary films; propaganda films; World War II
Credits
- Director
- Brian Desmond Hurst
- Producer
- Brian Desmond Hurst
- Writer
- Rodney Ackland
- Cast
Ivan Brandt Manning Whiley Martita Hunt Mary Clare
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
Higher Education Film & Video Library
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac. External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1503
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ - Notes
- Catalogue available from British Universities Film & Video Council.
- Name
Imperial War Museum
- Phone
- 020 7416 5291
- Fax
- 020 7416 5299
- Address
- Department of Film
Lambeth Road
London
SE1 6HZ - Notes
- Address for video sales: Duxford, Cambridgeshire CB2 4QR
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