# THE NEXT OF KIN WWII PROPAGANDA MOVIE EALING STUDIOS 1942 PART 3 77844

THE NEXT OF KIN, also known as Next of Kin, is a 1942 World War II propaganda film produced by Ealing Studios. The film was originally commissioned by the British War Office as a training film to promote the government propaganda message that "Careless talk costs lives". After being taken on by Ealing Studios, the project was expanded and given a successful commercial release. After World War II and up until at least the mid 1960s, services in British Commonwealth countries continued to use The Next of Kin as part of security training. Plot summary: The British army is preparing an attack on a German-held French port. German intelligence use agents in England to discover the intended target by piecing together information from different sources, including conversations overheard in pubs, railway stations, shops and other public places. Originally, the commando raid depicted was intended to be a complete failure. However, the War Office were uncomfortable about showing such a defeat. In the final version, the raid is successful, albeit with heavy losses. Winston Churchill reportedly wanted the film banned as a threat to morale, but was eventually persuaded of the importance of its message. Cast includes: Mervyn Johns as No 23, Mr Davis John Chandos as No 16, his contact Nova Pilbeam as Beppie Leemans Reginald Tate as Major Richards Stephen Murray as Mr Barratt Jack Hawkins as Brigade Major Harcourt (billed as 2nd Lt. Jack Hawkins) Geoffrey Hibbert as Private John Philip…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: War, Industrial and advertising, Propaganda
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/77844NextOfKinPt3)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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