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The High Command

The High Command (1937)★ 6.0/10

Approved · GB · 84 min · March 22, 1937

  • Crime
  • Drama
  • War

Directed by: Thorold Dickinson

Written by: Walter Meade, Lewis Robinson, Katherine Strueby, Val Valentine

A general of the old school, who believes strongly in his own honour and sense of duty, must come to terms with a crime he commited years earlier, during the Irish War for Independence in 1921.

Directed by

Thorold Dickinson

Written by

Walter MeadeLewis RobinsonKatherine StruebyVal Valentine

Cast & crew

Lionel AtwillMaj. Gen. Sir John Sangye, VCLucie MannheimDiana CloamSteven GerayMartin CloamJames MasonCapt. HeverellLeslie PerrinsMaj. CarsonAllan JeayesH.E., the GovernorMichael LambartLorneKathleen GibsonBelindaTom GillDauntWally PatchCrawfordArchibald BattyCapt. Coates (the prosecutor)Henry HewittDefence counselDrusilla WillsMiss Isabella Hobson TuffCyril HoweJulius Caesar (servant)Evan ThomasChief JusticeAubrey PollockJudge AdvocateDeering WellsEscortPhilip StrangeMaj. ChallonerFrank AtkinsonCorporalSkelton KnaggsFazerackJohn MillerClub Manager (uncredited)John WilderClub Patron (uncredited)