THE VOLUNTEER [Main Title]

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  • Title: THE VOLUNTEER [Main Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 385
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  • Summary: Inspirational short drama telling the story of Fred Davey, Ralph Richardson's one-time dresser, who joins the Fleet Air Arm. His career is followed from the day he enters until the point where he finds himself responsible for the maintenance of a Seafire aircraft during the height of a naval battle, braving injury and making himself a hero in the eyes of his one-time employer, Ralph Richardson.
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  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor) Ministry of Information (Production sponsor) The Archers (Production company) Powell, Michael Latham1905-09-301990-02-19 (Production individual) Pressburger, Emeric (Production individual) Powell, Michael Latham1905-09-301990-02-19 (Production individual) Pressburger, Emeric (Production individual) Powell, Michael Latham1905-09-301990-02-19 (Production individual) Pressburger, Emeric (Production individual) Richardson, Ralph19021983British actor. Lt-Commander, RNVR in Seond World War (Production cast) McGrath, Pat (Production cast)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 1600 ft (ca); Running time: 43 mins (ca)
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    ADM 385

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    ADM 384 (THE VOLUNTEER (RUSHES) [Allocated Title])
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