They Came to a City
Year:
1944
Production Country:
Great Britain
Fantasy of nine characters who are given the choice of living in a dream city free from tension and want. Only two stay.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Joe Dinmore John Clements
- Alice Foster Googie Withers
- Malcolm Stritton Raymond Huntley
- Dorothy Stritton Renee Gadd
- Sir George Gedney A.E. Matthews
- Lady Loxfield Mabel Terry Lewis
- Philippa Loxfield Frances Rowe
- Mrs Batley Ada Reeve
- Cudworth Norman Shelley
- [himself] J.B. Priestley
- [Sergeant Jimmy] Ralph Michael
- [WAAF in frame story] Brenda Bruce
Credits
Direction
- Director Basil Dearden
- [Assistant Director (2nd)] Rowland Douglas
- [Assistant Director (3rd)] Claude Hudson
- [Continuity] Elaine Schreyeck
Production
- Production Company Ealing Studios
- Producer Michael Balcon
- Associate Producer Sidney Cole
- Unit Manager Mickey Brantford
- Production Supervisor Hal Mason
Writing
- Screenplay Basil Dearden
- Screenplay Sidney Cole
- Screenplay J.B. Priestley
- Based on the play by J.B. Priestley
Photography
- Director of Photography Stan Pavey
- Camera Operator Austin Dempster
- [Focus Puller] Alan Hume
- [Clapper Loader] Michael Shepherd
Special Effects
- Special Effects Roy Kellino
- [Special Effects] Lionel Banes
Editing
- Editor Michael Truman
- [Assistant Editor (1st)] Irene Langer
Design
- Art Director Michael Relph
- [Assistant Art Director] Jim Morahan
- [Draughtsman] Heather Armitage
- [Draughtsman] Len Wills
- [Draughtsman] Bernard Sarron
Costumes
- Wardrobe Marion Horn
Make-up
- Make-up Tom Shenton
Music
- Music Selections Alexander Scriabin
- Music Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Music Conductor Ernest Irving
Sound
- Sound Supervisor A.D. Valentine
- Recordist Len Page
- [Studio Sound Camera] Peter T. Davies
- Sound Eric Williams