Conflict of Wings

Conflict of Wings
Original lobby card
Directed by	John Eldridge
Produced by	Herbert Mason
Written by	John Pudney
Based on	novel by Don Sharp^[1]
Starring	John Gregson Muriel Pavlow Kieron Moore Niall MacGinnis
Music by	Philip Green
Cinematography	Arthur Grant Moray Grant
Edited by	Lito Carruthers
Production company	Group 3 Films
Distributed by	British Lion
Release dates	30 March 1954 (1954-03-30) (United Kingdom, London) 26 December 1954 (1954-12-26) (USA, New York)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Conflict of Wings is a 1954 British drama film directed by John Eldridge and starring John Gregson, Muriel Pavlow and Kieron Moore.^[2] It is based on a novel by Don Sharp.^[3] The film was made at Beaconsfield Film Studios and on location in Norfolk. The film sets were designed by art director Ray Simm. The film was re-titled for the American market as "Fuss Over Feathers".

Synopsis

A small Norfolk village is outraged when it is discovered that the local RAF base plans to use a nearby island as a practice target before going on service overseas. A struggle of wills begins between the military and the villagers, who resort to a variety of ways to prevent damage to the historic island.

Cast

John Gregson as Cpl. Bill Morris
Muriel Pavlow as Sally
Kieron Moore as Squadron Leader Parsons
Niall MacGinnis as Harry Tilney
Harry Fowler as Leading Aircraftman 'Buster'
Guy Middleton as Adjutant
Sheila Sweet as Fanny Bates
Campbell Singer as Flight Sgt. Campbell
Frederick Piper as Joe Bates
Russell Napier as Wing Cmdr. Rogers
Bartlett Mullins as Soapy
Edwin Richfield as Smother Brooks
Margaret Withers as Mrs Tilney
Howard Connell as Flight Officer, Flying Control
Beryl Cooke as Miss Nelson
Tony Doonan as Range Corporal
John Gale as Range Leading Aircraftman
Brian Harding as 1st Pilot
Barbara Hicks as Mrs. Thompson
Humphrey Lestocq as Squadron Leader Davidson
Charles Lloyd-Pack as Bookie
William Mervyn as Mr Wentworth
Brian Moorehead as 3rd Pilot
Hugh Moxey as Mr. Ruddle
Dorothea Rundle as Mrs. Trotter
Harold Siddons as Flight Lt. Edwards
David Spenser as Corporal, Flying Control
Peter Swanwick Sergeant, Working Party
Guy Verney as 2nd Pilot
Gwenda Wilson as Miss Flew
George Woodbridge as Man in charge of Pumping-Station

References

↑ "REVIEWS IN BRIEF.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 22 May 1954. p. 11. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
↑ Harper & Porter p.188
↑ "Australian's Novel As Film Success.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 3 April 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

Bibliography

Harper, Sue & Porter, Vincent. British Cinema of the 1950s: The Decline of Deference. Oxford University Press, 2003.

External links

Conflict of Wings at the Internet Movie Database
Conflict of Wings at BFI

Films directed by Don Sharp

The Stolen Airliner (1955)
The Golden Disc (1958)
The Adventures of Hal 5 (1958)
The Professionals (1960)
Linda (1960)
Two Guys Abroad (1962)
It's All Happening (1963)
The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
Witchcraft (1964)
The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)
Curse of the Fly (1965)
The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)
Rasputin the Mad Monk (1966)
Our Man in Marrakesh (1966)
The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966)
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon (1967)
The Violent Enemy (1967)
Taste of Excitement (1970)
Psychomania (1973)
Callan (1974)
Dark Places (1974)
Hennessy (1975)
The Four Feathers (1977)
The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)
Bear Island (1979)
What Waits Below (1985)
Tears in the Rain (1988)

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