Conflict of Wings - wikipedia Conflict of Wings Conflict of Wings Original lobby card Directed by John Eldridge Produced by Herbert Mason Written by John Pudney Based on novel by Don Sharp Starring John Gregson Muriel Pavlow Kieron Moore Niall MacGinnis Music by Philip Green Cinematography Arthur Grant Moray Grant Edited by Lito Carruthers Production company Group 3 Films Distributed by British Lion Release date 30 March 1954 ( 1954 - 03 - 30 ) ( United Kingdom, London ) 26 December 1954 ( 1954 - 12 - 26 ) ( USA, New York ) Running time 84 minutes Country United Kingdom Language English Conflict of Wings is a 1954 British drama film directed by John Eldridge and starring John Gregson, Muriel Pavlow and Kieron Moore. It is based on a novel by Don Sharp. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Original novel 4 Production 5 Release 6 References 7 Bibliography 8 External links Plot A small Norfolk village is outraged when it is discovered that the Air Ministry proposes to acquire and use the nearby Island of Children, a bird sanctuary, as an `` air firing range ''. A struggle of wills begins between the military and the villagers, who resort to a variety of ways to prevent damage to the historic island. Harry Tilney is all for taking on the Government, but Sally has a boyfriend stationed at the nearby Royal Air Force base, Corporal Bill Morris, so she goes to see him first. Meanwhile, Squadron Leader Parsons is informed that his unit 's mission is being changed to ground attack. The de Havilland Vampire jets have to be modified to mount rockets. Parsons is informed he will have three weeks for the conversion, then four weeks to get his men trained. His commanding officer is not at liberty to inform him that the unit will then be sent overseas, but he takes the hint. The land acquisition is assigned to bureaucrat Mr. Wentworth, which is rather awkward for him, as he is a prominent member of a bird watching society. He comes to meet with Harry, but Harry is drunk and drives him away. The civilians then learn that fishing rights to the area were granted to the people by Henry VIII. Soapy, the professional eel catcher, can squat on the land and use those rights to block the acquisition. However, Soapy receives a letter from the Government stating that there is no evidence that such rights exist. Bookie then discovers that the land was given to the Church by Henry VIII for assistance in quelling a rebellion. The villagers present this information to Parsons. He agrees to pass it along to the Government, but in the meantime he insists on continuing with the training. In desperation, the local people take to their boats and form a human shield around the island just before the first bombing run. However, there is cloud cover and the onsite RAF controller can not get a message through to have the flight cancelled. Fortunately, the civilians are spotted just in time to avoid a disaster. The official inquiry will take months or a year, by which time the unit will have been sent to Malaya. Cast John Gregson as Cpl. Bill Morris Muriel Pavlow as Sally Kieron Moore as Sqn. Ldr. Parsons Niall MacGinnis as Harry Tilney Harry Fowler as L.A.C. ' Buster ' Guy Middleton as The Adjutant Sheila Sweet as Fanny Bates Campbell Singer as Flt. Sgt. Campbell Frederick Piper as Joe Bates Russell Napier as Wg. Cdr. Rogers Bartlett Mullins as ' Soapy ' Edwin Richfield as ' Smother ' Brooks Margaret Withers as Mrs. Tilney Howard Connell as F / O Flying Control Beryl Cooke as Miss Nelson Tony Doonan as Range Cpl. John Gale as Range L.A.C. Brian Harding as 1st Pilot Barbara Hicks as Mrs. Thompson Humphrey Lestocq as Sqn. Ldr. Davidson Charles Lloyd - Pack as ' Bookie ' William Mervyn as Mr. Wentworth / Col. Wentworth Brian Moorehead as 3rd Pilot Hugh Moxey as Mr. Ruddle Dorothea Rundle as Mrs. Trotter Harold Siddons as Flt. Lt. Edwards David Spenser as Cpl. Flying Control Peter Swanwick Sgt. Working Party Guy Verney as 2nd Pilot Gwenda Wilson as Miss Flew George Woodbridge as ' Old Circular ' ( Man in charge of Pumping - Station ) Original novel It was based on the first novel by Don Sharp. A reviewer from the Sydney Morning Herald described it as follows : This reviewer 's guess is that the story began as a film scenario, which could explain the precise, illustrative, uninspired style of the novel. Tasmanian - born Don Sharp has been in turn actor, broadcaster and film producer ; and a background of that kind rarely favours the novel form. One sees its influence in sentences such as : `` The villagers greeted Sally conventionally '' - a playwright 's note of guidance to a producer, rather than a novelist 's picture of a scene... Behind the quietly amusing account of this controversy ( the storyline ) is the larger question whether English tradition must bow before the needs of national security, and Don Sharp debates it with intelligent sympathy. But the novel suffers because his characters are wooden and shaped to convenient patterns. It is as if they require to be brought to life by good actors in one of those rural settings which English film producers contrive so well. The Brisbane Telegraph thought the novel `` deserves to be welcomed with banners and trumpets. `` Conflict of Wings '' is innocent of fancy technique, and its simple prose seems to capture the cool, wind swept quality of the Norfolk marshes beloved by the author. '' Production It was originally called The Norfolk Story. The film was made at Beaconsfield Film Studios, on location in Norfolkand in East Yorkshire at RAF Leconfield. The film sets were designed by art director Ray Simm. Release The film was re-titled for the American market as Fuss Over Feathers. References Jump up ^ `` REVIEWS IN BRIEF ''. The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 22 May 1954. p. 11. Retrieved 24 March 2013. Jump up ^ Harper & Porter p. 188 Jump up ^ `` '' Conflict of Wings `` ''. The Australian Women 's Weekly. 22, ( 25 ). Australia, Australia. 17 November 1954. p. 61. Retrieved 28 January 2017 -- via National Library of Australia. Jump up ^ `` REVIEWS IN BRIEF ''. The Sydney Morning Herald ( 36,323 ). New South Wales, Australia. 22 May 1954. p. 11. Retrieved 28 January 2017 -- via National Library of Australia. > Jump up ^ `` Impressive tale by an Australian ''. Brisbane Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 14 August 1954. p. 17 ( LAST RACE ). Retrieved 28 January 2017 -- via National Library of Australia. Jump up ^ `` Comedy is child 's play to former actor ''. The Australian Women 's Weekly. 20, ( 23 ). Australia, Australia. 5 November 1952. p. 54. Retrieved 28 January 2017 -- via National Library of Australia. Bibliography Harper, Sue & Porter, Vincent. British Cinema of the 1950s : The Decline of Deference. Oxford University Press, 2003. External links Conflict of Wings on IMDb Conflict of Wings at AustLit Conflict of Wings at BFI Films directed by Don Sharp The Stolen Airliner ( 1955 ) The Golden Disc ( 1958 ) The Adventures of Hal 5 ( 1958 ) The Professionals ( 1960 ) Linda ( 1960 ) Two Guys Abroad ( 1962 ) It 's All Happening ( 1963 ) The Kiss of the Vampire ( 1963 ) Witchcraft ( 1964 ) The Devil - Ship Pirates ( 1964 ) Curse of the Fly ( 1965 ) The Face of Fu Manchu ( 1965 ) Rasputin the Mad Monk ( 1966 ) Our Man in Marrakesh ( 1966 ) The Brides of Fu Manchu ( 1966 ) Jules Verne 's Rocket to the Moon ( 1967 ) The Violent Enemy ( 1967 ) Taste of Excitement ( 1970 ) Psychomania ( 1973 ) Callan ( 1974 ) Dark Places ( 1974 ) Hennessy ( 1975 ) The Four Feathers ( 1977 ) The Thirty Nine Steps ( 1978 ) Bear Island ( 1979 ) What Waits Below ( 1985 ) Tusitala ( 1986 ) Tears in the Rain ( 1988 ) Act of Will ( 1989 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Conflict_of_Wings&oldid=802124193 '' Categories : 1954 films English - language films Films directed by John Eldridge British films British comedy - drama films 1950s comedy - drama films Films set in Norfolk British aviation films Films shot at Beaconsfield Studios Films shot in England Films based on British novels Films produced by Herbert Mason Military humor in film Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from May 2016 Use British English from May 2016 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 24 September 2017, at 04 : 10. 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Question: where was the film conflict of wings filmed
Answer: East Yorkshire