Convoy is a 1940 British war film directed by Pen Tennyson and starring Clive Brook, John Clements and Edward Chapman. It was made by Ealing Studios. It was Tennyson's last film before being killed in a plane crash.
Plot summary
A Royal Navy cruiser returns to base to find all leave has been cancelled and they are to start out straight away for a special mission. They are sent to meet a convoy and escort them safely into English coastal waters. One stubborn merchant ship captain refuses to join the convoy and is attacked by a U-boat which sets a trap for the convoy and its escorts.
Cast
- Clive Brook as Captain Tom Armitage
- John Clements as 1st Officer - Lt David Cranford
- Edward Chapman as Capt Eckersley
- Judy Campbell as Lucy Armitage
- Penelope Dudley-Ward as Mabel
- Edward Rigby as Mr Matthews
- Charles Williams as Shorty Howard
- Allan Jeayes as Cmdr. Blount
- Michael Wilding as Dot
- Harold Warrender as Lt. Cmdr. Martin
- David Hutcheson as Capt Sandeman
- George Carney as Bates
- Al Millen as Knowles
- Charles Farrell as Walker
- John Laurie as Gates
- George Benson as Parker
- Hay Petrie as Minesweeper skipper
- Mervyn Johns as Minesweeper's mate
- Albert Lieven as U-Boat commander
- John Wengraf as Cmdr. Deutschland
- Edward Lexy as Merchantman skipper
- John Glyn-Jones as Merchantman's mate
- Patrick Holt as Holt
- Stewart Granger as Sutton
Soundtrack
The music is by Ernest Irving and includes a slowed down version of "Rule, Britannia!".
References
External links
- Convoy at the Internet Movie Database
- Convoy is available for free download at the Internet Archive
Bibliography
- Perry, George. Forever Ealing. Pavilion Books, 1994.