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1952 British film by Terence Fisher For the 1964 American Western film directed by Raoul Walsh, see A Distant Trumpet.

Distant Trumpet
Directed byTerence Fisher
Screenplay byDerek Elphinstone
Story byDerek Elphinstone
Produced byDerek Elphinstone
Harold Richmond
StarringDerek Bond
CinematographyGordon Lang
Edited byJohn Seabourne
Music byDavid Jenkins
Kenneth V. Jones (composer: additional music - uncredited)
Production
company
Meridian Films
Distributed byApex Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
  • July 1952 (1952-07) (UK)
Running time63 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Distant Trumpet is a 1952 British drama film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Derek Bond and Jean Patterson. A Harley Street doctor answers the call to perform medical missionary work in Africa, taking over from his indisposed brother.

Cast

  • Derek Bond as David Anthony
  • Jean Patterson as Valerie Maitland
  • Derek Elphinstone as Richard Anthony
  • Anne Brooke as Beryl Jeffries
  • Grace Gavin as Mrs. Phillips
  • Jean Webster Brough as Mrs. Waterhouse
  • Grace Denbeigh-Russell as Mrs Hallet
  • Constance Fraser as Mrs Nettley
  • Alban Blakelock as Mr Harris
  • John Howlett as Bill Hepple
  • Keith Pyott as Sir Rudolph Gettins
  • Peter Fontaine as Peter
  • Gwynne Whitby as Lady Marriot-Stokes
  • Anne Hunter as 'Simply Dressed Woman'

References

  1. "Distant Trumpet (1952)". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017.
  2. "Distant Trumpet (1952) - Terence Fisher". AllMovie.

External links

Films directed by Terence Fisher


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