The Halfway House
Year:
1943
Production Country:
Great Britain
Supernatural comedy melodrama. A motley crew of war-damaged people find their way to Halfway House, a picturesque Welsh inn run by two 'revenants', saintly Rhys and his daughter Gwyneth, who proceed to help them solve their various problems. Filmed at Barlynch Abbey on the Devon/Somerset border.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Rhys Mervyn Johns
- Gwyneth, Rhys' daughter Glynis Johns
- Captain Harry Meadows Tom Walls
- Alice Meadows Françoise Rosay
- David Davies Esmond Knight
- Fortesque Guy Middleton
- Oakley Alfred Drayton
- Jill French Valerie White
- Sq/Ldr Richard French Richard Bird
- Joanna French Sally Ann Howes
- Margaret Philippa Hiatt
- Terence Pat Mcgrath
- the solicitor C.V. France
- prison governor Roland Pertwee
- the dresser Eliot Makeham
- the doctor John Boxer
- the landlady Rachel Thomas
- Pinsent Joss Ambler
- Welsh porter Jack Jones
- Welsh porter Moses Jones
Credits
Direction
- Director Basil Dearden
- Assistant Director Michael McCarthy
- 2nd Assistant Director Muriel Cole
- 3rd Assistant Director Jack Martin
- Continuity Daphne Heathcote
Production
- Production Company Ealing Studios
- Producer Michael Balcon
- Associate Producer Alberto Cavalcanti
- Unit Manager Jack Rix
- Production Manager Hal Mason
Writing
- Screenplay Angus Macphail
- Screenplay Diana Morgan
- Script Contribution Roland Pertwee
- Script Contribution T.E.B. Clarke
- Suggested by the play of Denis Ogden
Photography
- Camera Wilkie Cooper
- Camera Operator Stan Pavey
- Focus Puller Micky Dean
- Focus Puller C. Pollack
Special Effects
- Special Effects Photography Lionel Banes
- Special Effects Roy Kellino
Editing
- Supervising Editor Sidney Cole
- Editor Charles Hasse
- Assistant Editor Barbara Bennett
Design
- Art Director Michael Relph
- Assistant Art Director Jim Morahan
Costumes
- Dresses Bianca Mosca
Music
- Music Berners
- Music Director Ernest Irving
Sound
- Sound Supervisor Eric Williams
- Recordist Len Page
- Dubbing Sound Camera Peter T. Davies
- Boom Operator A. Minnell