In which film did Noel Coward play Captain E V Kinross and Celia Johnson his wife Alix?
In Which We Serve In Which We Serve In Which We Serve is a 1942 British patriotic war film directed by Noël Coward and David Lean. It was made during the Second World War with the assistance of the Ministry of Information. The screenplay by Coward was inspired by the exploits of Captain Lord Louis Mountbatten, who was in command of the destroyer when it was sunk during the Battle of Crete. Coward composed the film's music as well as starring in the film as the ship's captain. The film also starred John Mills, Bernard Miles, Celia Johnson and Richard Attenborough in his first
In Which We Serve the end of the film, when Capt. Kinross addresses the survivors from the "Torrin" in Alexandria, Coward used the real speech that Mountbatten gave to the surviving crew of HMS "Kelly" after they were rescued and taken to Egypt. Coward was determined to portray Captain Kinross in the film, despite the studio's concern that his public "dressing gown and cigarette-holder" persona might make it difficult for audiences to accept him in the role of a tough navy man. Havelock-Allan supported him, although he later called his performance "always interesting, if not quite convincing." Coward also needed to convince the censors