Welcome, Mr. Washington

Welcome, Mr. Washington
Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Produced by Elizabeth Hiscott
Written by Jack Whittingham
Based on story 
by Noel Streatfeild
Starring Barbara Mullen
Donald Stewart
Peggy Cummins
Leslie Bradley
Music by John Borelli
Cinematography Gerald Gibbs
Erwin Hillier
Edited by Erwin Reiner
Production
company
Distributed by Anglo-American Film Corporation
Release dates
  • May 18, 1944 (1944-05-18)
Running time
91 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Welcome, Mr. Washington is a 1944 British drama film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Barbara Mullen, Donald Stewart and Peggy Cummins. Two sisters are left almost penniless by their father's sudden death, and are forced to lease their estate as an airbase to the newly arrived American forces during the Second World War.[1] The film was made by British National Films, based on a story by Noel Streatfeild.

Welcome, Mr. Washington was listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films for some years.[2] It emerged in early 2016 that a complete print had been discovered in a locker in London's Cinema Museum. It was due to be screened at BFI Southbank in late January.[3]

Cast

References

  1. "Welcome Mr. Washington (1944)". British Film Institute.
  2. "Welcome Mr Washington / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute.
  3. Brooks, Richard (10 January 2016). "Wartime film returns to big screen after going Awol for 72 years". The Sunday Times (London). Retrieved 10 January 2016. (subscription required)

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