Welcome, Mr. Washington
- Barbara Mullen
- Donald Stewart
- Peggy Cummins
- Leslie Bradley
- Gerald Gibbs
- Erwin Hillier
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- 18 May 1944 (1944-05-18)
Welcome, Mr. Washington is a 1944 British drama film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Barbara Mullen, Donald Stewart and Peggy Cummins. The film was made by British National Films, based on a story by Noel Streatfeild.
Welcome, Mr. Washington was listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films for some years.[1] It emerged in early 2016 that a complete print had been discovered in a locker in London's Cinema Museum. It was screened at BFI Southbank in late January.[2][3] It was shown on the British TV channel Talking Pictures TV on 13 October 2020.[4]
Premise
During the Second World War, two sisters are left almost penniless by their father's sudden death, and so they decide to lease their estate as an airbase to the newly-arrived American forces.[5]
Cast
- Barbara Mullen as Jane Willoughby
- Donald Stewart as Lieutenant Johnny Grant
- Peggy Cummins as Sarah Willoughby
- Leslie Bradley as Captain Abbot
- Roy Emerton as Selby
- Martita Hunt as Miss Finch
- Arthur Sinclair as Murphy
- Graham Moffatt as Albert Brown
- Shelagh Fraser as Millie
- Beatrice Varley as Martha
- George Carney as Publican
- Louise Lord as Katherine Willoughby
- Paul Blake as Vernon
- Drusilla Wills as Mrs. Curley
- Gordon Begg as Vicar
- Julian D'Albie as Cox
- Hal Gordon as Chauffeur
- Danny Green as Hank
- Irene Handl as Mrs. Pidgeon
- Herbert Lomas as Blacksmith
- John McLaren as Corporal
- Thomas Palmer as Bud
- Tony Quinn as Sergeant McGinnis
- Johnnie Schofield as Butcher
- Elsie Wagstaff as Miss Jones
- Alexander Field as Yokel
- Victor Wood as Yokel
References
- ^ "Welcome Mr Washington / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
- ^ Brooks, Richard (10 January 2016). "Wartime film returns to big screen after going Awol for 72 years". The Sunday Times. London. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016. (subscription required)
- ^ "BFI National Archive Finds Lost Film 'Welcome Mr. Washington'". IndieWire.
- ^ Radio Times 10-16 October 2020
- ^ "Welcome Mr. Washington (1944)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
External links
- BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes
- Welcome, Mr. Washington at IMDb
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