Compton Bennett's war drama The Gift Horse 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.
as Dripper Daniels
as Lt. Richard Jennings, No. 1
as Yank Flanagan
as Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
as Glad Flanagan
as Captain David G. Wilson
as Lt. Michael Grant, Pilot
as Jones
as Appleby the Captain's Steward
as Petty Officer Martin
as Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull
as Adm. Bartlett
as Crewman
as June Mallory, WRNS cypher officer
as Commander C.E. Spencer
as Captain R. G. Bates (Board of Inquiry)
as Crewman (uncredited)
as Crewman (uncredited)
as Man in Pub (uncredited)
