The Next of Kin

Lots of slogans such as "Be like Dad, Keep Mum" and "Keep it under your Hat" are visible on the walls in various scenes to reinforce the plot of this British wartime movie illustrating how gossipy talk can result in unknowingly giving valuable information to Nazi spies.

Drama War Thriller Mystery

Mervyn Johns

(No 23: Mr Davis)

Nova Pilbeam

(Beppie Leemans)

Reginald Tate

(Maj. Richards)

John Chandos

(No 16)

Stephen Murray

(Mr. Barratt)

Jack Hawkins

(Brigade Major Harcourt)

Geoffrey Hibbert

(Pvt. John)

Philip Friend

(Lt. Cummins)

Phyllis Stanley

(Miss Clare)

Mary Clare

(Mrs. Webster)

Basil Sydney

(Naval captain)

Joss Ambler

(Mr Vemon)

Brefni O'Rorke

(Brigadier Blunt)

Alexander Field

(Pvt. Durnford)

David Hutcheson

(Intelligence officer)

Torin Thatcher

(German General)

Thora Hird

(ATS drover with puncture)

Frederick Leister

(Colonel)

Charles Victor

(Neutral Seaman - Irish Joe)

Richard Norris

(Pvt. Jimmy)

Guy Maas

(The Frenchman - Captain Mercier)

Basil Radford

(Careless Talker on Train)

Naunton Wayne

(Careless Talker on Train)

Johnnie Schofield

(Lance-Corporal)

Frank Allenby

(Wing-Cmdr. Kenton)

Victor Beaumont

(German Colonel (uncredited))

Mark Daly

(Corporal on Train (uncredited))

Ian Fleming

(Naval Officer (uncredited))

Hal Gordon

(Builder's Labourer (uncredited))

James Knight

(Sailor on Train (uncredited))

Charles Rolfe

(Mr. Palmer (uncredited))

Jack Sharp

(Warden (uncredited))

George Street

(Inspector Jolly (uncredited))

Guy Verney

(Soldier in Buffet Car (uncredited))

H Victor Weske

(Ted (uncredited))

John Williams

(General Cooper (uncredited))