O.H.M.S.
5.6
American racketeer Jimmie Dean travels to England, where he assumes the identity of a Canadian whom he has been falsely accused of murdering. Jimmie is then forced to join the British army in the dead man's place. He falls in love with the Canadian's childhood playmate, Sally Briggs, and becomes a hero after saving an isolated English colony in China.
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Cast
26 people
John Mills
Cpl. Bert Dawson
Known for
Great Expectations
Gandhi
Wallace Ford
Jimmy Tracy
Known for
Freaks
Shadow of a Doubt
Anna Lee
Sally Briggs
Known for
The Sound of Music
How Green Was My Valley
Grace Bradley
Jean Burdett
Also in
The Invisible Killer
The Cat's-Paw
Frank Cellier
Regimental Sergeant-Major Briggs
Known for
The 39 Steps
Frederick Leister
Vice Consul
Known for
The Crimson Pirate
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Peter Croft
Student
Also in
The Goose Steps Out
Poet's Pub
James Pirrie
Also in
Thunder Rock
Non-Stop New York
Henry Hallett
Also in
Department Store
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Lawrence Anderson
Trader
Also in
The Fire Raisers
Make-Up
Arnold Bell
Matthews
Known for
The Curse of the Fly
Arthur Chesney
Suger Daddy
Known for
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
I Know Where I'm Going!
Raoul Walsh Director · Ralph Gilbert Bettison Screenplay Lesser Samuels Screenplay
United States release April 15, 1937 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 1, 1937
Theatrical
United States · April 15, 1937
Theatrical
France
November 25, 1939 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 23, 1937 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 2, 1939 · Theatrical
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