The Gift Horse

(1952) Compton Bennett’s war drama follows the fortunes of ageing destroyer The Ballantrae and her crew from the time they come together in 1940 until the climactic raid on occupied St Nazaire in 1942. Trevor Howard plays Lt Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser, the newly appointed captain, back in service after having left the navy following a court martial. Also starring Richard Attenborough as a bolshie seaman who knows his rights and Bernard Lee as the below-decks father figure. M,R,BW,S., Also known as Glory at Sea, a World War II British commander and his crew wage a fierce sea battle against the Germans in spite of their inferior vessel., Adventures aboard an American battleship lent to the British during WWII., Adventures aboard an American battleship lent to the British during WWII. Trevor Howard, Richard Attenborough. Flanagan: Sonny Tufts. Jennings: James Donald. Mallory: Joan Rice. Also known as “Glory at Sea.” Directed by Compton Bennett., The Gift Horse follows a ship and her crew from the time they come together in 1940 until the climactic Combined Operations raid on St Nazaire on March 28 1942 Trevor Howard plays the role of the newly appointed captain, back in service after having left the navy following a court martial.