Farewell Again 87 years old

Farewell Again is a multiplotted British comedy/drama about soldiers on leave and the people they've left. Given a six-hour pass after a tour of duty in India, several British Tommies (among them Robert Newton, Sebastian Shaw and Anthony Bushell) try to unravel their domestic tribulations before having to ship out again. American expatriate Tim Whelan was the directorial hand who kept the various plot threads from entangling, while another Hollywood vet, James Wong Howe, manned the cameras. The film became instantly dated with the advent of World War II, but in its own time Farewell Again was a box-office smash. The film was issued in the US as Troopship.

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Farewell Again Cast

Name Character
John Laurie He was 39, 83 years old when he died as Pvt. McAllister
Frederick Piper He was 34, 76 years old when he died as Minor Role
Martita Hunt She was 37, 70 years old when she died as Adela Swayle
Anthony Bushell He was 32, 92 years old when he died as Roddy Hammond
Bill Shine He was 26, 34 years old when he died as Cpl. Edrich
Edmund Willard He was 53, 72 years old when he died as Pvt. Withers
Leslie Banks She was 46, 61 years old when she died as Col. Harry Blair
William Hartnell He was 28, 67 years old when he died as Minor Role
J. H. Roberts He was 52, 76 years old when he died as Dr. Pearson
Jerry Verno He was 41, 79 years old when he died as Pvt. George Judd
Flora Robson She was 34, 82 years old when she died as Lucy Blair
Edie Martin She was 57, 84 years old when she died as Mrs. Bulger
Katie Johnson She was 58, 78 years old when she died as Mother of soldier in hospital
Eliot Makeham He was 54, 73 years old when he died as Maj. Swayle
René Ray as Elsie Wainwright
Alf Goddard He was 40, 84 years old when he died as Pvt. Bulger
Robert Newton He was 31, 50 years old when he died as Jim Carter
David Horne He was 38, 71 years old when he died as John Carlisle
Vernon Harris He was 31, 93 years old when he died as Harry
Gertrude Musgrove as Lily Toff
Maire O'Neill was 51, 67 years old when died as Mrs. Brough
Wally Patch He was 48, 82 years old when he died as Sgt. Maj. Billings
Peter Copley He was 21, 93 years old when he died as Minor Role
Edward Lexy He was 39, 72 years old when he died as Sgt. Brough
Philip Ray He was 38, 79 years old when he died as Moore
Sebastian Shaw (actor) He was 31, 89 years old when he died as Capt. Gilbert Reed

Farewell Again Crew

Name Department
Ian Hay as Writer. Writing
Henry Koster as Writer. He was 31 (83) years old when He died Writing
Richard Addinsell as Music. He was 32 (72) years old when He died Sound
Wolfgang Wilhelm as Writer. He was 31 (78) years old when He died Writing
Clemence Dane as Writer. She was 48 (77) years old when She died Writing
James Wong Howe as Cinematography. He was 37 (76) years old when He died Crew
Patrick Kirwan as Writer. He was 38 (85) years old when He died Writing
Jack Dennis as Editor. He was 5 (now 92) years old Editing
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Farewell Again (87 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, January 05, 1937
  • Runtime: 85 minutes