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Tawny Pipit
Tawny Pipit

Tawny Pipit

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

81 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

28 April 1944

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles

Colonel Barton-Barrington

Rosamund John

Rosamund John

Hazel Broome

Niall MacGinnis

Niall MacGinnis

Jimmy Bancroft

Jean Gillie

Jean Gillie

Nancy Forester

Lucie Mannheim

Lucie Mannheim

Russian Sniper

Christopher Steele

Christopher Steele

Reverend Kingsley

Brefni O'Rorke

Brefni O'Rorke

Uncle Arthur

George Carney

George Carney

Whimbrel

Wylie Watson

Wylie Watson

Crasker

Lyonel Watts

Lyonel Watts

Silver

Scott Harrold

Scott Harrold

Shuttleworth

Arthur Burne

Arthur Burne

Hambling

John Salew

John Salew

Pickering

Marjorie Rhodes

Marjorie Rhodes

Mrs. Pickering

John Rae

John Rae

McDougall

Ann Wilton

Ann Wilton

Miss Pennyman

Ernest Butcher

Ernest Butcher

Tommy Fairchild

Grey Blake

Grey Blake

Captain Dawson

Stuart Latham

Stuart Latham

Corporal Philpotts

Johnnie Schofield

Johnnie Schofield

Sergeant Dawkins

Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming

Schoolmaster

Katie Johnson

Katie Johnson

Miss Pyman

Joan Sterndale-Bennett

Joan Sterndale-Bennett

Rose

Sam Wilkinson

Sam Wilkinson

Commissionaire

David Keir

David Keir

Professor

Sydney Benson

Sydney Benson

President of A.B.O.

Vida Hope

Vida Hope

Railway Porter (uncredited)

Gordon McLeod

Gordon McLeod

Phillipson (uncredited)

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