The Winslow Boy

Based on the infamous Archer-Shee case of 1912, The Winslow Boy features Neil North as the 14-year-old title character. Accused of a petty theft, North is expelled from Naval College. His father, retired bank official Sir Cedric Hardwycke, is prevented by existing British law to clear his son's ...more

In 1912, a scandal erupted in Britain about a Navel College cadet expelled for stealing postage. The boy's father, a well-connected upper-class British banker, fought to clear his son's name and, in the process, ruined his own social standing, as the case became a cause célèbre. Terence Rattigan wrote a play about the incident and turned it into a screenplay for director Anthony Asquith. The movie, The Winslow Boy, changes the family's name but is heavily fact-based. It makes for a gripping ...more