A film presented by the British War Office for newly arrived World War 2 American soldiers, informing them of British ways.A film presented by the British War Office for newly arrived World War 2 American soldiers, informing them of British ways.A film presented by the British War Office for newly arrived World War 2 American soldiers, informing them of British ways.
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- Schoolmaster
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- The Unknown Girl
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- Bert
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- Man on Railway Station Platform
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- Vi
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- Directors
- Anthony Asquith(uncredited)
- Burgess Meredith(uncredited)
- Writers
- Burgess Meredith(uncredited)
- Sam Spewack(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis film received its earliest documented telecast on 7/29/44 on New York City's pioneer television station WNBT (Channel 1).
- GoofsWhen the train enters Midgham station the locomotive is running boiler first; when it leaves the station it is running tender first.
- Quotes
Burgess Meredith: Now look men - you heard that conversation. It's not unusual here. That happens quite a lot. Now let's be frank about it. There are coloured soldiers as well as white here and there are less social restrictions in this country. Just what you heard - an English woman asking a coloured boy to tea - she was polite about it and he was polite about it. Now, look - that might not happen at home, but the point is, we are not at home.
- ConnectionsReferences Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
It's a thoroughly enjoyable training film, but the most astonishing bit it watching him smoke a cigarette in a huge cigarette holder. My earliest identification of him as an actor was as the Penguin in TV's BATMAN; this movie made me wonder if he had been cast in the role because of this short feature -- 38 minutes in the print I watched, cut down from an original running time of an hour. Beatrice Lillie, alas, did not appear in this copy.
Nowadays it's hard to realize how foreign Great Britain was to many American soldiers during the Second World War. In a land where they spoke the same language, it must have been difficult to recognize the differences in culture, how rationing affected relationships, and the English fascination with tea. This movie tells that story with wit and good humor.
- boblipton
- Apr 3, 2019
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Добро пожаловать в Британию
- Filming locations
- Midgham, West Berkshire, England, UK(railway station scenes)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1