A Canterbury Tale (1944)

Introduction

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Thomas Colpeper, J.P.

      Eric Portman

    • Alison Smith

      Sheila Sim

    • Sergt. Peter Gibbs

      Dennis Price

    • Sergt. Bob Johnson

      Sweet U.S. Army, Sergt. John

    • narrator/Seven-Sisters soldier/village idiot

      Esmond Knight

    • Thomas Duckett

      Charles Hawtrey

    • Woodcock

      Hay Petrie

    • Ned Horton

      George Merritt

    • Jim Horton

      Edward Rigby

    • Prudence Honeywood

      Freda Jackson

    • Fee Baker

      Betty Jardine

    • organist

      Eliot Makeham

    • Sergt. Roczinsky

      Harvey Golden

    • Leslie

      Leonard Smith

    • Terry Holmes

      James Tamsitt

    • David

      David Todd

    • PC Overden

      Beresford Egan

    • Sergt. Bassett

      Antony Holles

    • Miss Grainger

      Maude Lambert

    • man ARP warden

      Wally Bosco

    • Ernie Brooks

      Charles Paton

    • Susanna Foster

      Jane Millican

    • Sergt. Len

      John Slater

    • Sergt. Smale

      Michael Golden

    • Sergt. 'Stuffy'

      Graham Moffatt

    • Agnes

      Esma Cannon

    • Leslie's mother

      Mary Line

    • Mrs Horton

      Winifred Swaffer

    • Archie

      Michael Howard

    • Dorothy Bird

      Judith Furse

    • Polly Finn

      Barbara Waring

    • Gwladys Swinton

      Shepeard, Jean

    • Mrs Colpeper

      Margaret Scudamore

    • police inspector

      Joss Ambler

    • waitress

      Jessie James

    • passer-by

      Kathleen Lucas

    • Mr Portal

      H.F. Maltby

    • Geoffrey's father

      Eric Maturin

    • Arthur

      Jones Jnr, Parry

    • Introduction Spoken by (US vers only)

      Raymond Massey  (uncredited)

    • Bob's sweetheart (US prints only)

      Kim Hunter  (uncredited)

    • prioress

      Harriet Petworth  (uncredited)

    • doctor of physic, pilgrim

      Glyn Rowlands  (uncredited)

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Directed by

      Michael Powell

    • Directed by

      Emeric Pressburger

    • Assistant Director

      Busby, George

    • [2nd Assistant Director]

      John Arnold

    • [2nd Assistant Director]

      George K. Aldersley

    • [3rd Assistant Director]

      Jones, Parry

    • [Continuity]

      Patricia Arnold

    • [Assistant Continuity]

      June Able

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Archers Film Productions

    • [Production Company]

      Independent Producers

    • Produced by

      Michael Powell

    • Produced by

      Emeric Pressburger

    • Production Manager

      George Maynard

    • Made in Canterbury and at

      Denham Studios

    • logo

      D&P Studios

    Writing:

    • Written by

      Michael Powell

    • Written by

      Emeric Pressburger

    Photography:

    • Photographed by

      Erwin Hillier

    • [Camera Operator]

      Cecil Cooney

    • [Camera Operator (2nd)]

      George Stretton

    • [Camera Operator (2nd)]

      Desmond Dickinson

    • [Focus Puller]

      Eric Besche

    • [Clapper Loader]

      Derek Browne

    • [Clapper Loader]

      S. Shrimpton

    • [Clapper Loader]

      Jim Body

    • [Clapper Loader]

      J. Demaine

    Stills:

    • [Stills]

      Ian Gibson-Smith

    • [Special Portraits]

      Fred Daniels

    Special Effects:

    • [Back Projection]

      Charles Staffell

    • [Models]

      W. Percy Day

    Editing:

    • Edited by

      John Seabourne

    • [Assistant Editor]

      Powell, David

    • [Assistant Editor (2nd)]

      Roger Cherrill

    • [Assistant Editor (2nd)]

      Jim Pople

    Design:

    • Production Designed by

      Alfred Junge

    • [Draughtsman]

      Elliot Scott

    • [Draughtsman]

      William Kellner

    • [Draughtsman]

      Harry Hurdell

    • [Draughtsman]

      Herbert Westbrook

    Make-up:

    • [Make-up]

      George Blackler

    Music:

    • Music Composed by

      Allan Gray

    • [Music] Conducted by

      Walter Goehr

    Sound:

    • [Sound] Recorded by

      C.C. Stevens

    • [Sound] Recorded by

      Desmond Dew

    • Exteriors Recorded by

      Alan Whatley

    • [Sound Maintenance (Interiors)]

      Sidney Hayers

    • [Sound Maintenance (Interiors)]

      J. Stirton

    • [Sound Maintenance (Exteriors)]

      Roy Day

    • [Sound Maintenance (Exteriors)]

      Wally Day

    • [Sound Camera Operator (Interiors)]

      Winston Ryder

    • [Sound Camera Operator (Exteriors)]

      Sidney Hayers

    • [Sound Assistant]

      Al Thorne

    • [Sound Camera (US version)]

      Peter T. Davies

    • Sound System

      Western Electric

    • [Boom Operator (Exteriors)]

      George Paternoster

    • [Boom Operator (Interiors)]

      Gordon K. McCallum

    • [Boom Assistant]

      Gus Lloyd

    Consultant:

    • Period Advisor

      Herbert Norris