Thorold Dickinson

  • Portraits (3)

  • The Prime Minister (1941) (2)

  • Men of Two Worlds (1946) (1)

  • The Queen of Spades (1949) (1)

  • HILL 24 DOESN'T ANSWER (1955) (1)

  • Stills (3)

Highlighted works

Westward Ho! is a punchy yet touching film about the evacuation of city children to rural areas during World War II.

The ever-present fear of invasion or infiltration by spies is addressed in this dramatised story, which offers a practical guide to identifying the enemy.

Filmography

1926
1928
1930
1932
1933
1934
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1946
1947
1949
1951
1953
1954
1955
1956
  • Out In Charge of Production
1958
1959
1970
1979

Related articles

From Sight & Sound magazine, Spring 1938: In a country torn by war, Thorold Dickinson has been quietly filming schools. The conditions he and his companions found in making the picture he described in this interview.

Martin Scorsese discusses a favourite Brit director with Philip Horne, who reviews Dickinson's career.

From Sight & Sound magazine, Summer 1984.