Gift Horse
Gift Horse (released in the United States as Glory at Sea) is a 1952 British black-and-white World War II drama film. It was produced by George Pitcher, directed by Compton Bennett, and stars Trevor Howard, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, and Sonny Tufts.
Plot
In the Second World War, the Royal Navy is desperately short of personnel. Court-martialled eight years before, Lieutenant Commander Fraser is brought out of retirement and put in command of the antiquated "four pipe" First World War-vintage ship HMS Ballantrae, formerly USS Whittier, one of the Town-class destroyers from the destroyers-for-bases deal. On her first mission, convoy escort duty, Ballantrae suffers a burst steam pipe and has to be left behind while repairs are effected.
More details
author | William Fairchild William Rose |
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director | Compton Bennett |
editor | Alan Osbiston |
events | World War II |
genre | drama western |
keywords | destroyers-for-bases deal fighting force first world war hms \'\'campbeltown\'\ royal navy second world war st nazaire raid suicide mission town-class destroyer world war world war i |
musicBy | Clifton Parker |
producer | George Pitcher |
productionCompany | Molton Films |
publisher | Independent Film Distributors |