The Next of Kin

The Next of Kin

102 mins | Drama, Thriller, War, Mystery | June 15, 1942

Wartime propaganda piece giving the warning "Be like Dad, Keep Mum". A gossipy housewife is overheard talking about what her son is doing by a Nazi spy.

The Next of Kin

102 mins | Drama, Thriller, War, Mystery | June 15, 1942

The Next of Kin
Wartime propaganda piece giving the warning "Be like Dad, Keep Mum". A gossipy housewife is overheard talking about what her son is doing by a Nazi spy.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Ealing Studios, Army Kinematograph Service
Original title The Next of Kin
Directors Thorold Dickinson
Writers Basil Bartlett, Thorold Dickinson, Angus MacPhail, John Dighton

Cast

Mervyn Johns

as No 23: Mr Davis

Nova Pilbeam

as Beppie Leemans

Reginald Tate

as Maj. Richards

John Chandos

as No 16

Stephen Murray

as Mr. Barratt

Jack Hawkins

as Brigade Major Harcourt

Geoffrey Hibbert

as Pvt. John

Philip Friend

as Lt. Cummins

Phyllis Stanley

as Miss Clare

Mary Clare

as Mrs. Webster

Basil Sydney

as Naval captain

Joss Ambler

as Mr Vemon

Brefni O'Rorke

as Brigadier Blunt

Alexander Field

as Pvt. Durnford

David Hutcheson

as Intelligence officer

Torin Thatcher

as German General

Thora Hird

as ATS drover with puncture

Frederick Leister

as Colonel

Charles Victor

as Neutral Seaman - Irish Joe

Richard Norris

as Pvt. Jimmy

Guy Maas

as The Frenchman - Captain Mercier

Basil Radford

as Careless Talker on Train

Naunton Wayne

as Careless Talker on Train

Johnnie Schofield

as Lance-Corporal

Frank Allenby

as Wing-Cmdr. Kenton

Victor Beaumont

as German Colonel (uncredited)

Mark Daly

as Corporal on Train (uncredited)

Ian Fleming

as Naval Officer (uncredited)

Hal Gordon

as Builder's Labourer (uncredited)

James Knight

as Sailor on Train (uncredited)

Charles Rolfe

as Mr. Palmer (uncredited)

Jack Sharp

as Warden (uncredited)

George Street

as Inspector Jolly (uncredited)

Guy Verney

as Soldier in Buffet Car (uncredited)

H Victor Weske

as Ted (uncredited)

John Williams

as General Cooper (uncredited)