The Fame of Grace Darling - Production & Contact Info

The Fame of Grace Darling (1939)
TV Movie | 120 min | Drama

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The Fame of Grace Darling (1939)

TV Movie | 120 min | Drama

The action of the play takes place from September, 1838, to October, 1842, in the Longstone Lighthouse, Farne Islands, Northumberland; at Cousin McFarlane's shop at Alnwick; and in Grandfather Horsley's cottage at Bamburgh.

Writer

Yvette Pienne

Producer

Fred O'Donovan

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Updated Jul 9, 1939

Release date

Jul 9, 1939 (United Kingdom)

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Wendy Hiller Grace Darling Grace Darling See fewer	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Mark Dignam William Darling William Darling See fewer	Sword of Lancelot (1963)
Marie Ault Mrs. Darling Mrs. Darling See fewer	The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
Norman Claridge Brooks Darling Brooks Darling See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Viola Lyel Thomasin Darling Thomasin Darling See fewer	Hobson's Choice (1931)
Anthony Hawtrey John Wheldon John Wheldon See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Laidman Browne The third Duke of Northumberland The third Duke of Northumberland See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1954)
Mary Hinton The third Duchess of Northumberland The third Duchess of Northumberland See fewer	Gaslight (1940)
Tarva Penna Mr. Smeddle (as Tarver Penna) Mr. Smeddle (as Tarver Penna) See fewer	The Show Goes On (1936)
Walter Fitzgerald Mr. Yates Mr. Yates See fewer	The Fallen Idol (1948)
Hester Paton-Brown Miss Catherine Sinclair (as Hestor Paton Browne) Miss Catherine Sinclair (as Hestor Paton Browne) See fewer	George and Margaret (1948)
Freda Bamford Bessie McFadden Bessie McFadden See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Wilfred Fletcher Thomas Musgrave Joy Thomas Musgrave Joy See fewer	Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (1959)
Douglas Jefferies David Dunbar David Dunbar See fewer	The Cardinal (1936)
David Hofman Henry Perlee Parker Henry Perlee Parker See fewer	Crowning Glory (1936)
Peter Scott The Times reporter The Times reporter See fewer	The Unquiet Spirit (1939)
Jack Lambert Berwick and Kelso Advertiser reporter / Dan Donovan, Survivor Berwick and Kelso Advertiser reporter / Dan Donovan, Survivor See fewer	Eureka Stockade (1949)
William Hutchison The Thunderer reporter The Thunderer reporter See fewer	Androcles and the Lion (1938)
Doreen Richards Woman Survivor Woman Survivor See fewer	The Little Ballerina (1947)
Barry Phelps John Tullock, Survivor John Tullock, Survivor See fewer	Ghost Ship (1952)
Adrian Byrne Jonathan Tickett, Survivor (as J. Adrian Byrne) Jonathan Tickett, Survivor (as J. Adrian Byrne) See fewer	Bridge-Head (1939)
Michael Brennan John Kidd, Survivor John Kidd, Survivor See fewer	Thunderball (1965)
Christopher Rowan Robinson John Nicholson, Survivor John Nicholson, Survivor See fewer	Behind the Schemes (1939)
Hendrik Baker John MacQueen, Survivor John MacQueen, Survivor See fewer	Stories from Toytown Featuring Larry the Lamb (1972)