If that was not Richard Attenborough I am sure it was his double.
Anybody confirm and if so, why was he left out of the credits?
The dialogue has John Mills character making a statement with the ending "...and that's no error".
I have never heard or read this phrase anywhere except in a character in books by "Alexander Kent", otherwise known as Douglas Reeman.
I wonder if he got the phrase from the film or vice versa?
Anyone know?
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Did a Google search on the phrase "and that's no error," found a handful of people using it to stress the truthfulness of their statements. Seems to be a figure of speech on its way to archaism.
Dont know about Richard Attenborough, though -- still looking forward to seeing this one.
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It is Richard Attenborough for definite. Good film by all accounts, still stands up today.
shareAttenborough used the screen name Chimmo Branson when he made this film
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Please could I correct this mistake. Chimmo Branson is my stepfather. He is not, I repeat not, Richard Attenborough. Chimmo Branson played Snottie the midshipman in 'In Which We Serve' and I am finding it most irritating that his role is being attributed to Richard Attenborough. Chimmo Branson is still alive, aged 88, and although I have tried to correct this mistake with IMDB, I am having little luck. It used to be correct, but is now not. Chimmo worked with Noel Coward on this film after being invalided out of the Navy and I am at a loss to understand how you can be so sure that Snottie was Richard Attenborough. I can assure you he is not and I am keen to see him properly credited for his role.
shareI hope you are succesful janesykes1. Richard "Dicky" Attenborough plays the cowardly seaman who deserts his post and dies near the end of the film after being rescued from the life raft, he is clearly seen in several scenes dressed as an ordinary seaman not as a Mid Shipman, big gaff on IMDB's part.
If you do get through to them, ask them to add on a "goofs" section, mine is when Shorty meets Freda and asks her name she replies "Freda" yet he introduces her to his shipmates as "Miss Lewis", how did he know?
I don't know what's happening to this credit but it has now disappeared completely. If what you say is true then Chimmo Branson nees to be resubmitted to the credits list and a page created for him. If you have any evidence of his bithdate etc you can submit this and any other biographical information which may lead the IMDB to reinstate his credit.
In the Biography of David lean by Kevin Brownlow, Lean mentions that he was in a bit of a mess on who should play the part of the Seaman who deserts this post..
This scene is based on a real incident on HMS Kelly during the battle of Crete when a rating panicked and rushed up on to deck during action when he 'thought' he heard torpedoes passing under the destroyers hull.
Lean needed a young actor with the right combination of youth and vulnerability.
He phoned another director , Al Parker for advice.
Parker said initially that he hadnt anyone who would fit the bill but would do a bit of digging.. The following day parker telephoned Lean and said ' Ive got him. He's hardly done anything , but I think he will be excellent for the part. His name is Richard Attenborough'
Attenborough was of course thrilled especially as Lean said he would be credited..
However when the Young Actor and his parents attended the premier, they were a bit disapointed to see that Atenborough didnt get a mention at all..
"If you do get through to them, ask them to add on a "goofs" section, mine is when Shorty meets Freda and asks her name she replies "Freda" yet he introduces her to his shipmates as "Miss Lewis", how did he know? "
I thought about this when I watched the film today and I came to the conclusion that since he knew the "In-law Uncle"(CPO Hardy)to whom she was referring then he knew that her name must have been Lewis.
Walter Hardy's wife, Kath, had her mother living with them. Her name was Mrs Lemmon. Where does Lewis fit in?
The Long Walk stops every year, just once.
"If you do get through to them, ask them to add on a "goofs" section, mine is when Shorty meets Freda and asks her name she replies "Freda" yet he introduces her to his shipmates as "Miss Lewis", how did he know? "
I know this remark was put on years ago, but I just watched the film again. Shorty asks the girl in the train what her name is and she says "Freda Lewis".
"I thought about this when I watched the film today and I came to the conclusion that since he knew the "In-law Uncle"(CPO Hardy)to whom she was referring then he knew that her name must have been Lewis."
Actually, Freda tells Shorty her name is Freda Lewis; she doesn't just say Freda.
I just saw this on the big screen,showing as part of a David Lean season in the UK.
I knew it was Attenborough from first seeing the film on tv 25 years ago but in this restored version he is listed in the credits.
I don't know how anyone who is familiar with Btitish films in the 1940s could doubt it was Attenborough.
I don't know if he was always listed in the credits but people got confused because he was not listed as a star
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