Reluctant Heroes
For other uses, see Reluctant hero.
Reluctant Heroes is a 1951 British comedy filmed in Technicolor. It is based on the farce by Colin Morris. Directed by Jack Raymond, it stars Ronald Shiner as Sergeant Bell[1][2] or as Sergeant Able.[2] It was produced by Henry Halsted and Byron Film. The play, which had premiered at the Whitehall Theatre the previous year, was the first of the Brian Rix company's Whitehall farces.[3]
Plot summary
This comedy is set in an army boot camp. It displays a drill sergeant who must somehow turn an inept group of recruits into real soldiers.
Reception
The film was the tenth most popular movie at the British box office that year.[4]
References
- ↑ "Reluctant Heroes (1951) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Reluctant Heroes at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Ray Cooney Obituary: John Chapman, The Guardian, 8 September 2001
- ↑ "COMEDIAN TOPS FILM POLL.". The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1949 - 1953) (Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia). 28 December 1952. p. 4. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
External links
- Reluctant Heroes at AllMovie
- Reluctant Heroes at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
- Reluctant Heroes at the Internet Movie Database
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