In Which We Serve
“You'll Never Forget...”
Synopsis
The story of the HMS Torrin traces its journey from construction to its eventual sinking in the Mediterranean during World War II. The ship's first and only commanding officer is Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men to be loyal not only to him and the country, but—most importantly—to themselves.
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A crew of 56+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Thelma ConnellShot by Ronald NeameScored by Noel Coward
Box Office
1942 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 18× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$4.5M
Also known as
- Sangre, sudor y lágrimases
- Ceux qui servent en merfr
- Eroi del mareit
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Cast & Crew
56 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Noel Coward
as Capt. E.V. Kinross R.N. - Captain 'D'
John Mills
as Ordinary Seaman Shorty Blake
Bernard Miles
as Chief Petty Officer Walter Hardy
John Mills Nm0590055
as Ordinary Seaman Shorty Blake
Celia Johnson
as Mrs. Alix Kinross
Kay Walsh
as Freda Lewis
Joyce Carey
as Mrs. Kath Hardy
Derek Elphinstone
as No. 1
Michael Wilding
as Flags
Robert Sansom
as Guns
Philip Friend
as Torps
Chimmo Branson
as Midshipman
Supporting cast
41Ballard Berkeley
as Engineer Commander
Hubert Gregg
as Pilot
James Donald
as Doc
Kenneth Carten
as Sub-Lieutenant R.N.V.R.
John Varley
as Secco
Caven Watson
as Brodie
Geoffrey Hibbert
as Joey Mackeridge
Richard Attenborough
as Young Stoker
Frederick Piper
as Edgecombe
Lionel Grose
as Reynolds
Leslie Dwyer
as Parkinson
Charles Russell
as Fisher
John Singer
as Moran
Robert Moreton
as Coombe
John Boxer
as Hollett
Kenneth Evans
as Posty
Johnnie Schofield
as Coxswain
Franklyn Bennett
as Commander Spencer
Charles Compton
as № 1. "Tremoyne"
Walter Fitzgerald
as Colonel Lumsden
Gerald Case
as Jasper
Daniel Massey
as Bobby Kinross
Ann Stephens
as Lavinia Kinross
Kathleen Harrison
as Mrs. Blake
Dora Gregory
as Mrs. Lemmon
Penelope Dudley Ward
as Maureen
Barbara Waring
as Mrs. Macadoo
Eileen Peel
as Mrs. Farrell
Lesley Osmond
as Nell Fosdick
Josie Welford
as Emily
Kay Young
as Barmaid
Trixie Scales
as Mona Duke
George Carney
as Mr. Blake
Wally Patch
as Uncle Fred
Michael Anderson Nm0027183
as Albert Fosdick
Jill Stephens
as May Blake
Everley Gregg
as Nurse
Roddy Hughes
as Photographer
Norman Pierce
as Mr. Satterthwaite
Juliet Mills
as Freda's Baby
Leslie Howard
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Directors
2Writers
1Producers
1Other crew
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