Forever England gives John Mills his first leading role as Brown. Born after a brief affair between his mother and a naval officer, he joins the Royal Navy during the First World War. There his bravery and marksmanship keeps a German ship in port so a British ship can sink it. He becomes a hero, but at what cost?
Brown on Resolution (1935) is a action and war film directed by Walter Forde, released on May 15, 1935 with a runtime of 1h 10m. It stars Betty Balfour, John Mills, Barry MacKay and Jimmy Hanley. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 8 ratings.
Betty Balfour
as Elizabeth Brown
John Mills
as Albert Brown
Barry MacKay
as Lt. Somerville
Jimmy Hanley
as Ginger
Howard Marion-Crawford
as Max
H.G. Stoker
as Capt. Holt
Percy Walsh
as Kapitan von Lutz
George Merritt
as William Brown
Cyril Smith
as William Brown, Jr.
Charles Childerstone
Noel Birkin
Victor Fairley
Directed by Walter Forde, written by Michael Hogan, Gerard Fairlie and C. S. Forester, produced by Michael Balcon.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 8 ratings.
C.S. Forester was wonderful at writing evocative seafaring yarns and this is one of his better stories. The film starts with couple of strangers who meet on a train and end up missing their connection and spending a few days together. Advance a few years and a powerful Nazi raider sinks a British warship and picks up the survivors. For one of them - "Albert Brown" (John Mills) the war isn't over and when the ship…
Reviewed on June 19, 2022
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The main cast of Brown on Resolution (1935) includes Betty Balfour, John Mills, Barry MacKay, Jimmy Hanley and Howard Marion-Crawford. The film was directed by Walter Forde. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Brown on Resolution was released on May 15, 1935 and runs for 1h 10m.
Brown on Resolution (1935) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 8 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.