The Lamp Still Burns

The Lamp Still Burns - 1943 | 87mins | Drama | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Maurice Elvey.
Producer: Leslie Howard.
Script: Elizabeth Baron, Charles Nelson and Roland Pertwee. (from the novel One Pair of Feet by Monica Dickens)
Cinematography: Robert Krasker.
Film Editing: Frederick Wilson.
Production Design: Alex Vetchinsky.
Sound Department: John Dennis.
Original Music: John Greenwood.

The Cast

Rosamund John - Hilary Clarke
Stewart Granger - Laurence Rains
Godfrey Tearle - Sir Marshall Freyne
Sophie Stewart - Christine Morris
Margaret Vyner - Pamela Siddell
John Laurie - Mr. Hervey
Ernest Thesiger - Chairman
Joyce Grenfell - Dr. Barrett

Plot Synopsis

Vivid propaganda drama made in collaboration with the Ministry of Health portraying the home-front heroism in a London hospital during World War II. Based on a hugely popular novel One Pair of Feet by Monica Dickens and boasting a strong cast including Rosamund John, Stewart Granger, Godfrey Tearle, Ernest Thesiger, and John Laurie. Producer Leslie Howard died midway through filming when his plane was shot down by the Luftwaffe during a trip to Portugal.

The story centres on the experiences of architect-turned- probationary nurse Hilary Clark (Rosamund John). Following her training Nurse Clark subsequently campaigns for a dramatic improvement in the primitive working conditions they are forced to endure. When she falls for a wounded engineer Larry Rains (Stewart Granger), however, she finds herself having to choose between career and romance.