User:Neddyseagoon/sandbox/Canterbury Tale cast

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Credited cast

Main characters

Supporting

US release

Uncredited cast

Pilgrims scene

Pilgrims

  • W. Ballie - The Friar
  • Mr. Bird - The Shipman
  • Billy Bray - Sergeant at Law
  • Miss Dixon - Second Nun
  • T. Gilbert - The Tapister
  • A.W. Jennings - Nun's Priest
  • M. Kirby - The Dyer
  • R. Kirby - The Manciple
  • Link Neal - The Franklyn
  • A. Noble - The Miller
  • Victor Large - The Ploughman
  • J. Lomas - The Monk
  • Jack May - The Cook
  • H. Michael - The Pardoner
  • George Miller - The Reeve
  • James Sadler - The Squire and 1944 soldier watching spitfire
  • G.R. Schjelderup - Chaucer
  • C. Semphill - The Goldsmith
  • H. Pearce - The Summoner
  • Ralph Poole - Pedlar
  • C. Pucinelli - Squire's Yeoman
  • J. Purchase - The Weaver
  • Mila Raymanova - Wife of Bath
  • Glyn Rolands - Doctor of Physic
  • F. Sequin - The Haberdasher
  • Martin Smith - Clerk of Oxford
  • C. Spencer - The Prioress
  • H. Walter - The Merchant
  • Billy Wells - The Knight
  • John Shuggs - Water Carrier
  • Eric Waters - Water Carrier

Peasants

Mr. Carter, Mr. Dove, Mr. Gregory, Mrs. Hendry, G. Keeys Mr. Klaiber, Mr. Stone, Miss Marr, G. Moore

Boys in river battle

David Babcock, Derek V. Browne, Les Brown, Denis Bugden, Donald Bugden, Cliff Elvidge, Roy Fisher, Jim Holland, Dennis Kennett, Dick Kerry, Roy Samson, Charlie Tamsitt, Brian Todd, Ben Tragett, Robert Tragett and Timothy Tragett

Blacksmith's

  • John Clark - Boy on wall at blacksmiths
  • Bill Clover - Bystander at wheelwright's
  • Ben Horton - Bystander at wheelwright's
  • Eric Horton - Bystander at wheelwright's (in leather jacket)
  • Neville Horton - Bystander at wheelwright's (working the forge bellows)
  • Mike Martin - Carpenter in wheelwright's workshop
  • William Wood - Bystander at wheelwright's - Cleetus

Other

Chillingbourne

  • Dean Fredericks - Bellringer at Church
  • Baby Alder - Baby

Canterbury

  • George Curran - Bandmaster in Army parade entering Cathedral
  • George Hall - Police Superintendent in Mayoral procession entering Cathedral
  • Charles Lefèvre - Alderman in Mayoral procession entering Cathedral
  • Reg Pattenden - Drum Major in Army parade entering Cathedral
  • Sid Pullman - Drummer boy and bugler in Army parade entering Cathedral
  • Vincent Russel - Pointing Policeman at West Gate, Canterbury

Crew

  • Jock Laurence - producer: additional scenes in US version

Uncredited crew

Makeup Department

  • George Blackler - makeup artist
  • Ernest Gasser - assistant makeup artist
  • Hilda Sheardown-Course - hair stylist

Assistant directors

  • George Aldersley - second assistant director
  • John Arnold - second assistant director
  • Parry Jones Jr. - third assistant director

Art Department

  • Harold Batchelor - construction manager
  • A. Hetherington - stand-by props
  • Arthur Hetherington - props
  • Harold Hurdell - draughtsman
  • Miss Johnstone - set dresser
  • William Kellner - draughtsman
  • William Leather - location constructor
  • Mike Martin - master carpenter
  • Harry Parr - buyer
  • Elliot Scott - draughtsman
  • Bill Shaw - stand-by carpenter
  • E. Thompson - property manager
  • H. Westbrook - draughtsman
  • Herbert Westbrook - draughtsman

Sound Department

  • L.A.C. Collic - boom operator
  • Peter Davies - sound camera (US version)
  • Roy Day - sound maintenance
  • S. Hayers - sound maintenance: interiors
  • Sidney Hayers - sound camera operator: exteriors and interiors
  • J.H. Kay - sound recordist
  • Gus Lloyd - assistant boom operator
  • P. Lloyd - assistant boom operator
  • Gordon K. McCallum - boom operator: interiors
  • George Paternoster - boom operator: exteriors
  • Winston Ryder - sound camera operator: interiors
  • J. Stirton - sound maintenance: interiors
  • Alan Thorne - sound assistant

Special Effects

  • Charles Staffell - special effects: back projection

Visual Effects

  • W. Percy Day - special effects: models

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Eric Besche - assistant camera
  • Jim Body - clapper loader
  • Derek V. Browne - camera loader
  • Cecil R. Cooney - camera operator
  • Fred Daniels - still photographer: portraits
  • J. Demaine - clapper loader
  • Desmond Dickinson - second camera operator
  • Ian Gibson-Smith - still photographer
  • William Leach - grip
  • William Leather - driver: camera car
  • E. Pockney - electrician
  • S. Shrimpton - clapper loader
  • George Stretton - second camera operator
  • A.G. Stunt - electrician

Other crew

  • Jean Able - continuity assistant
  • Paddy Arnold - continuity
  • Sheila Bell - understudy: Sheila Sim
  • Arthur Breton - wardrobe: men
  • Roger Cherrill - assistant editor
  • Betty Curtis - production company secretary
  • Walter R. Day - maintenance
  • Alex Devore - cashier
  • Dorothy Edwards - wardrobe: women
  • Parry Jones - production runner
  • Vivienne Knight - publicist
  • David Laing - understudy: Eric Portman
  • Frederick Morgan - stagehand
  • Joan Page - production company secretary
  • Bill Paton - assistant: Mr Powell
  • Harold Plaister - publicist
  • Jim Pople - second assistant editor
  • David Powell - assistant editor
  • A. Raymond - casting: small parts and crowd
  • Pat Smith - production secretary
  • Anthony Swaine - liaison: Canterbury Cathedral
  • Bert Woodcock - driver

Acknowledgements

Before the credits, the following plays over an image of the cathedral from the Christ Church Gate:

Notes


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