Who Goes Next? is a 1938 British war drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Barry K. Barnes, Sophie Stewart and Jack Hawkins.[1] The story was inspired by the escape of 29 officers through a tunnel from Holzminden prisoner-of-war camp in Lower Saxony, Germany, in July 1918.[2]
Premise
During the First World War, a number of captured British officers attempt to escape from a prisoner-of-war camp.
Main cast
- Barry K. Barnes as Maj. Hamilton
- Sophie Stewart as Sarah Hamilton
- Jack Hawkins as Capt. Beck
- Charles Eaton as Capt. Royde
- Andrew Osborn as F/O Stevens
- Frank Birch as Capt. Grover
- Roy Findlay as Lt. Williams
- Alastair Macintyre as Lt. Mackenzie
- Meinhart Maur as Commandant
Production
The film was made at Wembley Studios by Twentieth Century Fox.[3] It was a more expensive production than the quota quickie releases that Fox had previously been making at Wembley.[4]
References
Bibliography
- Hanson, Neil (2011). Escape from Germany: The Greatest PoW Break-out of the First World War. London: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-61204-3.
- Low, Rachael (1985). The History of the British Film, 1929–1939: film making in 1930s Britain. London: George Allen & Unwin. ISBN 9780047910425.
- Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939. London: Library Services, British Film Institute. ISBN 9780851701899.
