Hour of Glory

Sammy Rice

Susan

R.B. Waring

Col. A.K. Holland

Capt. Dick Stuart

Cpl. Taylor

Prof. Mair

Brine

Joe

Till

A.T.S. corporal

Col. Strang

Sgt. Maj. Rose

Gladwin

Brigadier

Crowhurst, door sentry

Gillian

Norval

'Knucksie' Moran, barkeeper

Capt. Pearson

Sgt. Groves

Welsh doctor

Pinker

Peterson, dying gunner (as Brian Forbes)

Band Leader (uncredited)

The Minister (uncredited)

(uncredited)

Young Army Officer at Committee Meeting (uncredited)

When Sammy and Susan are at the Hickory Tree night club, Susan spots Gillian, an old acquaintance, and asks Sammy to start talking, to avoid the meeting. Sammy starts, and then Susan joins in reciting the following lines: "I never nurs'd a dear gazelle, / To glad me with its soft black eye, / But when it came to know me well / And love me, it was sure to die." These lines are from the poem Lalla Rookh (in the section entitled The Fire Worshipers) by the Irish poet Thomas Moore (1779-1852).

This film marked the return of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger to Alexander Korda's London Films, after a successful but rather strained period at Rank.

The first film acting role of Bryan Forbes.

A little over 75 minutes into the film, during the scene where the character of Sammy Rice trashes his sitting room, the shadow of the boom mic can be seen reflected in the empty picture frame in the foreground of the shot.

Sammy Rice: I must have a drink. Ask me to have a drink woman.

Susan: Wouldn't it be silly to break up something we both like doing, only because you think I don't like it.

Susan: Where were you going Sammy?