Who Goes Next?

Summary

Who Goes Next? is a 1938 British war drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Barry K. Barnes, Sophie Stewart and Jack Hawkins.[1] The story was inspired by the escape of 29 officers through a tunnel from Holzminden prisoner-of-war camp in Lower Saxony, Germany, in July 1918.[2]

Who Goes Next?
Jack Hawkins and Sophie Stewart
Directed byMaurice Elvey
Written byJ. W. Drawbell
David Evans
Lawrence Green
Produced byIvor McLaren
StarringBarry K. Barnes
Sophie Stewart
Jack Hawkins
CinematographyRonald Neame
Music byColin Wark
Production
company
Distributed byTwentieth Century-Fox
Release date
March 1938
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Premise edit

During the First World War, a number of captured British officers attempt to escape from a prisoner-of-war camp.

Main cast edit

Production edit

The film was made at Wembley Studios by Twentieth Century Fox.[3] It was a more expensive production than the quota quickie releases that Fox had previously been making at Wembley.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Hanson 2011, p. 260.
  3. ^ Wood 1986, p. 99.
  4. ^ Low 1985, p. 260.

Bibliography edit

  • Hanson, Neil (2011). Escape from Germany: The Greatest PoW Break-out of the First World War. London: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-61204-3.
  • Low, Rachael (1985). The History of the British Film, 1929–1939: film making in 1930s Britain. London: George Allen & Unwin. ISBN 9780047910425.
  • Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939. London: Library Services, British Film Institute. ISBN 9780851701899.

External links edit

  • Who Goes Next? at IMDb