Ted Billings Frankenstein", starring Boris Karloff; the 1937 version of "The Prince and the Pauper", Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, and Billy and Bobby Mauch; "Stagecoach" (1939), starring John Wayne and Claire Trevor; "Mrs. Miniver" (1942), starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon; the Bob Hope comedy, "The Princess and the Pirate"; and the 1947 classic comedy, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo. His final screen appearance was in a small, unnamed role in Otto Preminger's "Forever Amber", starring Linda Darnell and Cornel Wilde; the film was released in October 1947, three months after Billings' death on July
London in film Second World War itself, featured London locations, including "Millions Like Us" (1943) and "Waterloo Road" (1944). The Blitz featured prominently in the Ealing drama "The Bells Go Down" (1943), and in Humphrey Jennings' drama-documentary "Fires Were Started" (1943). The latter featured real firemen recreating scenes from the bombings. At the same time, a number of London-set films were being made in Hollywood, like "Waterloo Bridge" (1940), "Mrs. Miniver" (1942) and "Forever and a Day" (1943). The latter followed several generations of owners of a London house until 1943. Later films set in the city during World War II include "The