Secret People
Year:
1951
Production Country:
Great Britain
Period crime drama. In 1930's London, a young woman and her sister, daughters of a political martyr, become involved in an assassination plot organised by the man she loves, with fatal results.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Maria Brentano Valentina Cortese
- Louis Balan Serge Reggiani
- Anselmo Charles Goldner
- Nora Brentano Audrey Hepburn
- Nora as a child Angela Fouldes
- Penny Megs Jenkins
- Miss Jackson Irene Worth
- Inspector Eliot Reginald Tate
- Sergeant Newcombe Norman Williams
- manager of the British Pavilion Michael Shepley
- Mrs Reginald Kellick Athene Seyler
- Syd Burnett Sydney Tafler
- Steenie Geoffrey Hibbert
- Daly John Ruddock
- Rodd Michael Allan
- Fedor Luki John Field
- specialty act Charlie Cairoli & Paul
- General Galbern Hugo Schuster
- Frack Lionel Harris
- Bentley Rollo Gamble
- Bill John Penrose
- John John Chandos
- Charlie Michael Ripper
- woman on London committee Yvonne Coulette
- member of Paris committee John Mansi
- member of Paris committee John Gabriel
- member of Paris committee Olga Landiak
- Galbern's bodyguard Frederick Schiller
- Galbern's bodyguard Phaedros Antonio
- Queval Gaston Richer
- plainclothes man Derek Elphinstone
- plainclothes man Edward Evans
- postman Jack Mcnaughton
- shoe shop girl Ingeborg Wells
- hairdresser Bob Monkhouse
- scarf woman Helen Ford
- Gladys, the manicurist Ann Lancaster
- floozie Grace Draper
- little man Bertram Shuttleworth
- waitress Pamela Harrington
- valet John Allen
- nursing sister Bay White
- Irish police inspector Joe Linnane
- Irish police sergeant Sam Kydd
- [surgeon] William Franklyn
Credits
Direction
- Director Thorold Dickinson
- Assistant Director Norman Priggen
- [Assistant Director (2nd)] John Meadows
- [Assistant Director (3rd)] Jim O'Connolly
- Continuity Phyllis Crocker
Production
- Production Company Ealing Studios
- Producer Sidney Cole
- Unit Production Manager Ralph D. Hogg
- Production Supervisor Hal Mason
- [Studio Manager] Baynham Honri
- [Production Costing] Orlando King
- [Producer's Assistant] Christopher Barry
Casting
- [Casting Director] Margaret Harper Nelson
- [Assistant Casting] Thelma Graves
- [Crowd and Small Parts Casting] Muriel Cole
Writing
- Screenplay Thorold Dickinson
- Screenplay Wolfgang Wilhelm
- Additional Dialogue Christianna Brand
- Based on a story by Thorold Dickinson
- With acknowledgments to Joyce Cary
Photography
- Director of Photography Gordon Dines
- Camera Operator Chic Waterson
- [Camera Operator] Ronnie Taylor
- [Focus Puller] Herbert Smith
- [Focus Puller] Ken Westbury
- [Clapper Loader] Michael Shepherd
- [Chief Electrician] Jack Ford
- [Floor Electrician] Tom Chapman
- [Camera Grip] Ted Lockhart
Stills
- [Stills] Jack Dooley
- [Floor Stills] Bob Penn
- [Floor Stills] Roy Gough
Special Effects
- Special Effects Syd Pearson
Editing
- Editor Peter Tanner
- [Assistant Editor] Alastair McIntyre
- [Assistant Editor (2nd)] Roy Baker
Design
- Art Director William Kellner
- [Assistant Art Director] Bert Davey
- [Set Dresser] Andrew Low
- [Draughtsman] Jack Shampan
- [Draughtsman] Norman Dorme
- [Junior Draughtsman] Tony Rimmington
- [Scenic Artist] Geoffrey Dickinson
- [Property Master] Bob Tull
- [In Charge of Floor Props] Harry Phipps
- [Construction Manager] George Speller
Costumes
- Costume Designer Anthony Mendleson
- [Wardrobe Master] Ernest Farrar
- [Wardrobe Assistant] Ben Foster
- [Wardrobe Mistress] Lily Payne
- [Wardrobe Assistant] Edith Crutchley
Make-up
- Make-up Ernest Taylor
- Make-up Harry Wilton
- [Make-up Assistant] Harry Frampton
- Hairstyles Barbara Barnard
- [Assistant Hairdresser] Daphne Martin
Music
- Music Roberto Gerhard
- Music Performed by the The Philharmonia Orchestra
- [Assistant Music Director] Dock Mathieson
- Conductor Ernest Irving
- [Music Librarian] James Crawford
- [Music Secretary] Una Bart
Choreography
- Choreography Andrée Howard
Sound
- Sound Supervisor Stephen Dalby
- Recordist Arthur Bradburn
- [Sound Camera Operator] Eric Stockl
- [Boom Operator] Cyril Swern
- [Assistant Boom Operator] R. Healy
- [Assistant Boom Operator] Martin Mclean
- [Dubbing Editor] Mary Habberfield
Consultant
- [Assistant to Thorold Dickinson] Alfred Shaughnessy
