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The Winslow Boy

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1hr 52min

Genre:

Drama

Release:

1949

Director:

Anthony Asquith

Starring:

Robert Donat, Margaret Leighton, Cedric Hardwicke ...more

Synopsis: Based on the infamous Archer-Shee case of 1912, The Winslow Boy features Neil North as the 14-year-old title character. Accused of a petty theft, North is expelled from Naval College. His father, retired bank official Sir Cedric Hardwycke, is prevented by existing British law to clear his son's name. He engages attorney Robert Donat, who successfully petitions for the right to sue the Admiralty and make this august organization prove its charges in court. Public opinion, however, is strongly against ... Full Synopsis

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	Michael Betzold, AMG Review In 1912, a scandal erupted in Britain about a Navel College cadet expelled for stealing postage. The boy's father, a well-connected upper-class British banker, fought to clear his son's name and, in the process, ruined his own social standing, as the case became a cause célèbre. Terence Rattigan wrote a play about the incident and turned it into a screenplay for director Anthony Asquith. The movie, ... Full Review

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	Robert Donat Sir Robert Morton Margaret Leighton Catherine Winslow Cedric Hardwicke Arthur Winslow Neil North Ronnie Winslow

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