The Next of Kin
The Next of Kin
Release: 1942-06-15
·Runtime: 102m
·★ 5.1
Drama
War
Thriller
Mystery
Lots of slogans such as "Be like Dad, Keep Mum" and "Keep it under your Hat" are visible on the walls in various scenes to reinforce the plot of this British wartime movie illustrating how gossipy talk can result in unknowingly giving valuable information to Nazi spies.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Army Kinematograph Service
Ealing Studios
Cast
Basil Sydney
as Naval captain
Joss Ambler
as Mr Vemon
Brefni O'Rorke
as Brigadier Blunt
Torin Thatcher
as German General
Thora Hird
as ATS drover with puncture
Naunton Wayne
as Careless Talker on Train
Nova Pilbeam
as Beppie Leemans
Philip Friend
as Lt. Cummins
Mary Clare
as Mrs. Webster
Basil Radford
as Careless Talker on Train
Frank Allenby
as Wing-Cmdr. Kenton
Guy Verney
as Soldier in Buffet Car (uncredited)
Frederick Leister
as Colonel
Mervyn Johns
as No 23: Mr Davis
Reginald Tate
as Maj. Richards
Phyllis Stanley
as Miss Clare
Charles Victor
as Neutral Seaman - Irish Joe
Johnnie Schofield
as Lance-Corporal
John Williams
as General Cooper (uncredited)
Jack Hawkins
as Brigade Major Harcourt
David Hutcheson
as Intelligence officer
Ian Fleming
as Naval Officer (uncredited)
