Tawny Pipit
Brief Synopsis
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Jimmy Bancroft, a fighter pilot, who is recovering from injuries sustained during the Battle of Britain, and Hazel Court, a nurse, come across a pair of rare birds nestling in a field. After a run in with the army, and a couple of thieves, they, with the cooperation of the village people and the Ornithology Society, help the eggs to hatch. A wonderful look at life in a small village, during World War II.
Cast & Crew
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Bernard Miles
Director
Bernard Miles
Colonel Barton-Barrington
Rosamund John
Hazel Broome
Niall Macginnis
Jimmy Bancroft
Jean Gillie
Nancy Forrester
George Carney
Whimbrel
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1944
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 21m
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Synopsis
Jimmy Bancroft, a fighter pilot, who is recovering from injuries sustained during the Battle of Britain, and Hazel Court, a nurse, come across a pair of rare birds nestling in a field. After a run in with the army, and a couple of thieves, they, with the cooperation of the village people and the Ornithology Society, help the eggs to hatch. A wonderful look at life in a small village, during World War II.
Cast
Bernard Miles
Colonel Barton-Barrington
Rosamund John
Hazel Broome
Niall Macginnis
Jimmy Bancroft
Jean Gillie
Nancy Forrester
George Carney
Whimbrel
Christopher Steele
Reverend Kingsley
Lucie Mannheim
Lieutenant Bacalova
Brefni O'rorke
Arthur Hooper
Wylie Watson
Herbert Crasker
John Salew
Pickering
Marjorie Rhodes
Elsie Pickering
Ernest Butcher
Tommy Fairchild
Grey Blake
Captain Dawson
Joan Sterndale-bennett
Rose Sherman
Johnnie Schofield
Sergeant Dawkins
Katie Johnson
Miss Pyman
Gordon Mcleod
Phillipson
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1944
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 21m
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
