Carrington V.C.

1954 PG-13 1h 45m

6.1 / 10 21

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6.1/10

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Major Charles Carrington (David Niven) is arrested for taking £125 from the base safe. He also faces two other charges that could finish his distinguished service career. He decides to act in his own defence at his court martial hearing, his argument being that he is owed a lot of money from the army for his various postings that have cost him out of his own pocket. To further complicate the proceedings, Carrington alleges he told his superior, the very disliked Colonel Henniker, that he was taking the money from the safe. A man's career, his marriage, and quite a few reputations all hang in the balance.

Director Anthony Asquith

Writers

John Hunter Dorothy Christie Campbell Christie

Stars

David Niven Margaret Leighton Noelle Middleton

Drama

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Geronimo1967 21 Nov 2022

7/10

This is quite a decent military court-room drama in which David Niven finds himself accused of pinching a large sum from his battalion funds. At the ensuing court martial, he must answer the charges relying on his honesty and integrity - he has a V.C. after all - and on receiving, somewhat naively, a reciprocal degree of honesty and integrity from others. It's quite a neat little story about reven...