The Young Mr. Pitt

5.7 / 10

English / 118 min. / 1942-09-21

the genres:

Storyline:

This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24.

Cast:

Robert Donat

Robert Donat

as William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

Robert Morley

Robert Morley

as Charles James Fox

Phyllis Calvert

Phyllis Calvert

as Eleanor Eden

John Mills

John Mills

as William Wilberforce

Geoffrey Atkins

Geoffrey Atkins

as William Pitt, as a boy

Jean Cadell

Jean Cadell

as Mrs. Sparry

Raymond Lovell

Raymond Lovell

as George the Third

Agnes Lauchlan

Agnes Lauchlan

as Queen Charlotte

Felix Aylmer

Felix Aylmer

as Lord North

Ian McLean

Ian McLean

as Dundas

Max Adrian

Max Adrian

as Richard Sheridan

A. Bromley Davenport

A. Bromley Davenport

as Sir Evan Nepean

John Salew

John Salew

as Smith

Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

as Napoleon

Albert Lieven

Albert Lieven

as Talleyrand

Stephen Haggard

Stephen Haggard

as Lord Nelson

Stuart Lindsell

Stuart Lindsell

as Earl Spencer

Henry Hewitt

Henry Hewitt

as Addington

Frederick Culley

Frederick Culley

as Sir Wm. Farquhar

Frank Pettingell

Frank Pettingell

as Coachman

Leslie Bradley

Leslie Bradley

as Gentleman Jackson

Roy Emerton

Roy Emerton

as Dan Mendoza

Hugh McDermott

Hugh McDermott

as Mr. Melvill

Alfred Sangster

Alfred Sangster

as Lord Grenville

Kathleen Byron

Kathleen Byron

as Millicent Grey (uncredited)

Leo Genn

Leo Genn

as Danton (uncredited)

Hugh Ardale

Hugh Ardale

as Naval Officer

Neal Arden

Neal Arden

as

Johnny Brandon

Johnny Brandon

as

Esma Cannon

Esma Cannon

as Servant at Lord Auckland's

H. Carleton-Crowe

H. Carleton-Crowe

as Old Man

Leslie Dwyer

Leslie Dwyer

as Servant at Lord Auckland's

Philip Friend

Philip Friend

as

Peter Gawthorne

Peter Gawthorne

as Admiral

Muriel George

Muriel George

as Mrs. Carr

Alf Goddard

Alf Goddard

as

Morland Graham

Morland Graham

as

James Harcourt

James Harcourt

as Bellamy

Billy Holland

Billy Holland

as

W.E. Holloway

W.E. Holloway

as

David Horne

David Horne

as Mayor

Gordon James

Gordon James

as

James Kenney

James Kenney

as

Max Kirby

Max Kirby

as 3rd Secretary

Frederick Leister

Frederick Leister

as Lord Auckland

Aubrey Mallalieu

Aubrey Mallalieu

as Somerset

Gibb McLaughlin

Gibb McLaughlin

as George Selwyn

Gertrude Maesmore Morris

Gertrude Maesmore Morris

as Lady in Waiting

Charles Paton

Charles Paton

as

Lloyd Pearson

Lloyd Pearson

as

Esme Percy

Esme Percy

as

Kynaston Reeves

Kynaston Reeves

as

Owen Reynolds

Owen Reynolds

as

J.H. Roberts

J.H. Roberts

as

Ralph Roberts

Ralph Roberts

as

Johnnie Schofield

Johnnie Schofield

as

Ronald Shiner

Ronald Shiner

as Man in Stocks

John Slater

John Slater

as

Ann Stephens

Ann Stephens

as

Merle Tottenham

Merle Tottenham

as Maid at Lord Auckland's

Austin Trevor

Austin Trevor

as French Registrar

Grant Tyler

Grant Tyler

as Boy

Frederick Valk

Frederick Valk

as

Margaret Vyner

Margaret Vyner

as Duchess of Devonshire

Jack Watling

Jack Watling

as Atkinson

Edmund Willard

Edmund Willard

as

D.J. Williams

D.J. Williams

as

Bruce Winston

Bruce Winston

as