RE: [ChurchillChat] Re: Mysterious young man in _Darkest Hour_ filmDear
Dave,
Many thanks for this correct identification of the young man in the film
You mention "Clop" : if you have Elizabeth Nel (née Layton)'s memoirs, there
is a marvellous anecdote about it :
The confusion between the contraption and Kloppe's "fifteen volumes" (p. 14
of the 2007 reprint).
Best wishes,
A.C.
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From: 'Dave Turrell' via ChurchillChat
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2019 7:53 PM
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Subject: RE: [ChurchillChat] Re: Mysterious young man in _Darkest Hour_ film
Dear Antoine,
You can find the script for the film at
https://www.scriptslug.com/assets/uploads/scripts/darkest-hour-2017.pdf
A quick search seems to indicate that the character in question is John
Evans - Churchill's private secretary. (Not sure if that's a 'real'
character - I bet Richard knows :-). Played by Joe Armstrong.
the TRAY passes by - WINSTON’s PRIVATE SECRETARY, JOHN EVANS (35), as he
schools the NEW YOUNG SECRETARY, ELIZABETH LAYTON. Evans, an
immaculately-groomed rake, snobbishly thinks himself infinitely superior to
the Elizabeth Laytons of the world.
JOHN EVANS(to ELIZABETH)...and if he stretches out his hand and says,
“Gimme”, you need to anticipate what he wants - black pen, red pen, paper,
or “Clop”, that’s his hole punch.
Best,
Dave
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From: 'Antoine Capet' via ChurchillChat
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Sent: Monday, December 23, 2019 5:59 AM
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Subject: [ChurchillChat] Re: Mysterious young man in _Darkest Hour_ film
Dear All,
I am preparing an article on _Darkest Hour_ for a French publication and I
am puzzled by a character in the film.
There is a young man who is often seen near Churchill, and he initially
shows Miss Layton round the 'War Rooms', but he is not named – I thought he
was Jock Colville. But then, there is no ‘Jock Colville’ in the cast.
On the other hand, there is a ‘Tom Leonard’ in the cast whose name does not
suggest anything to me. ‘Tom Leonard’ is played by Eric MacLennan – but his
photographs on Google do not look like the young man I mistook for Jock
Colville.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4555426/fullcredits
All very puzzling! I wonder who that young man is supposed to be!
Enlightenment most welcome.
With best wishes to all,
Antoine CAPET, FRHistS
Professor emeritus of British Studies
University of Rouen
76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan
France
[email protected]
'Britain since 1914' Section Editor
Royal Historical Society Bibliography
Reviews Editor of CERCLES
http://www.cercles.com/review/reviews.html
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