The Foreman Went to France

The Foreman Went to France
Directed by	Charles Frend
Produced by	Michael Balcon
Written by	J. B. Priestley (story) Leslie Arliss John Dighton Angus MacPhail Roger MacDougall (uncredited) Diana Morgan (uncredited)
Starring	Clifford Evans Tommy Trinder Constance Cummings Gordon Jackson
Distributed by	Ealing Studios
Release date(s)	22 June 1942
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Foreman Went to France, also known as Somewhere in France, is a 1942 World War II war film starring Clifford Evans, Tommy Trinder, Constance Cummings and Gordon Jackson. It was based on the real-life wartime exploits of Welsh munitions worker Melbourne Johns.^[1]

Plot

English factory foreman Fred Carrick (Clifford Evans) is sent to France to retrieve several pieces of valuable machinery ahead of the German invasion. Along the way, he is helped by two soldiers (Tommy Trinder, Gordon Jackson) and an American woman (Constance Cummings).

Cast

• Clifford Evans as Fred Carrick, the foreman
• Tommy Trinder as Tommy Hoskins
• Constance Cummings as Anne Stafford
• Robert Morley as Mayor Coutare of Bivary
• Gordon Jackson as Alastair 'Jock' MacFarlan. This was Jackson's film debut. He was recommended for the part by playwright James Bridie.^[2]
• Ernest Milton as the stationmaster in La Tour
• Charles Victor as the aircraft spotter on the Works roof
• John Williams as the 'English' army captain
• Paul Bonifas as the Prefect of Rouville
• Anita Palacine as a La Tour barmaid
• Francis L. Sullivan as a French skipper (credited as François Sully as a whimsical joke^[2])
• Mervyn Johns as Official, Passport Office
• Owen Reynolds as Collins, Burns & Fawcett Works Manager
• Ronald Adam as Sir Charles Fawcett, Managing Director

References

External links

• screenonline entry, including detailed plot synopsis
• The Foreman Went to France at the Internet Movie Database
• The Foreman Went to France at Allmovie