The Rescue Squad

19630 EN

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 3

Family

Synopsis

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A party of children playing on a moor lose their toy aeroplane which flies through the window of a lonely tower. A multitude of objects found in the town to help rescue the aeroplane prove very difficult to get out to the moor, involving them with barrows, traffic and the local hunt. At last they succeed in entering the tower only to get trapped themselves. Finally Neddy, the donkey, shows them the way out.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Renée Houston
Mrs Manse
Peter Butterworth
Mr Maggs
Bill Shine
Leslie French
Mr. Manse
Michael Balfour
Barrow-Boy
Christopher Brett
Bill
Shirley Joy
Ann
Malcolm Knight
Tom

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Colin Bell
Writers: Frank Wells, Malcolm Stewart
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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63 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Colin Bell, shot by John McGlashan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gerry Hambling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Renée Houston and Peter Butterworth and Bill Shine carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0170506 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Colin Bell directs. John McGlashan behind the camera. Gerry Hambling cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

163 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Colin Bell, shot by John McGlashan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Gerry Hambling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Renée Houston and Peter Butterworth and Bill Shine carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0170506 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.