The Bells Go Down (1943)
Fire Scenes That Scorch the Screen in a 5-Alarm Thriller!
Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII.
Year
1943
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
16 May 1943
TMDB
7.2 (13)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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Tommy Trinder
Tommy Turk
James Mason
Ted Robbins
Philip Friend
Bob
Mervyn Johns
Sam
William Hartnell
Brookes
Finlay Currie
District Officer McFarlane
P
Philippa Hiatt
Nan
Meriel Forbes
Susie
Beatrice Varley
Ma Turk
N
Norman Pierce
Pa Robbins
M
Muriel George
Ma Robbins
J
Julian Vedey
Lou Freeman
R
Richard George
P.C. O'Brien
H
H Victor Weske
Peters
L
Leslie Harcourt
Barman
Lesley Brook
June
Frederick Culley
Vicar
S
Stanley Lathbury
Verger
Johnnie Schofield
Milkman
Leo Genn
Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)
Andreas Malandrinos
Mr. Vanetti (uncredited)
Frederick Piper
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Charles Victor
Bill - Dunkirk Survivor (uncredited)
Ralph Michael
Dunkirk Survivor (uncredited)
John Salew
Landlord (uncredited)
B
Ben Williams
Head of the Rescue Squad (uncredited)
S
Stanley Escane
Choirboy (uncredited)
P
Peter Noble
Auxiliary Fireman (uncredited)
Grace Arnold
Canteen Lady (uncredited)
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