The Volunteer (1944)🔹

The Volunteer is a 1944 British short Ministry of Information drama WWII film. It features Ralph Richardson, Pat McGrath, Anna Neagle, and Laurence Olivier. Fred Davey isn't much of a theatrical dresser, as his thespian boss (Ralph Richardson) discovers. But he finds his true vocation in the armed forces. A stirring feature, which follows a young volunteer's progress from enlistment in the Navy's Fleet Air Arm to his subsequent decoration for valour. Also featured are behind-the-scenes footage shot at Denham Studios. Among the celebrities glimpsed are actress Anna Neagle, seen leaving the studio canteen, and the great Laurence Olivier, caught pulling funny faces through a window. A film restored by the BFI (British Film Institute).