Signed with Their Honour

First US edition
(publ. Book League Of America)

Signed with Their Honour is a 1942 novel by Australian author James Aldridge. It was set during the war in Greece.[1][2]

It was much acclaimed in the US on publication.[3]

Producer Paul Sofkin bought film rights in 1943.[4] Rank Studios commenced work on the film in 1944 with Vernon Sewell as director and Osmond Borradaile as cinematographer. Filming of the aerial sequences took place in Shrewsbury and at Denham studios, using Gloster Gladiator biplanes (which were featured in the novel). However the production was then cancelled due to budgetary restrictions and the loss of three aircraft in accidental crashes during filming.[5][6] In 1946 Ealing announced they were considering making the movie[7] but this did not happen.

References

  1. ↑ "AUSTRALIAN'S GREEK SCENES IN NEW BOOK.". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 24 July 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  2. ↑ ""RANDOM HARVEST" OFFERS A CHALLENGE TO "MRS MINIVER".". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 11 December 1943. p. 6 Supplement: The Argus Week-end Magazine. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "NOVEL HIGHLY PRATSED.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 14 September 1942. p. 6. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "MR MENZIES WARNS ON COMMUNISM.". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 3 July 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  5. ↑ https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2017/04/03/mystery-of-lost-war-film/
  6. ↑ Borradaile, Osmond & Hadley, Anita B. Life Through a Lens: Memoirs of a Cinematographer. McGill-Queen's Press 2001. p-148-151
  7. ↑ "British Move In on Aussie Motion Picture Making: Will Have 2 Units There Before 1947" Pope, Quentin. Chicago Daily Tribune (1923-1963) 30 June 1946: e7.
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