Tawny Pipit (1944)

Tawny Pipit (1944)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1944-04-28 United Kingdom 81 Min. PG-13
6.2 2 votes
Drama

Overview

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 is Colonel Barton-Barrington
Colonel Barton-Barrington
Rosamund John is Hazel Broome
Hazel Broome
Niall MacGinnis is Jimmy Bancroft
Jimmy Bancroft
Jean Gillie is Nancy Forester
Nancy Forester
Lucie Mannheim is Russian Sniper
Russian Sniper
Christopher Steele is Reverend Kingsley
Reverend Kingsley
Brefni O'Rorke is Uncle Arthur
Uncle Arthur
George Carney is Whimbrel
Whimbrel
Wylie Watson is Crasker
Crasker
Lyonel Watts is Silver
Silver
Scott Harrold is Shuttleworth
Shuttleworth
Arthur Burne is Hambling
Hambling
John Salew is Pickering
Pickering
Marjorie Rhodes is Mrs. Pickering
Mrs. Pickering
John Rae is McDougall
McDougall
Ann Wilton is Miss Pennyman
Miss Pennyman
Ernest Butcher is Tommy Fairchild
Tommy Fairchild
Grey Blake is Captain Dawson
Captain Dawson
Stuart Latham is Corporal Philpotts
Corporal Philpotts
Johnnie Schofield is Sergeant Dawkins
Sergeant Dawkins
Ian Fleming is Schoolmaster
Schoolmaster
Katie Johnson is Miss Pyman
Miss Pyman
Sam Wilkinson is Commissionaire
Commissionaire
David Keir is Professor
Professor
Sydney Benson is President of A.B.O.
President of A.B.O.
Vida Hope is Railway Porter (uncredited)
Railway Porter (uncredited)
Gordon McLeod is Phillipson (uncredited)
Phillipson (uncredited)