'' (
1949 ) is a film by the
British producer-writer-director team of
Powell & Pressburger starring
David Farrar and
Kathleen Byron . It was based on the novel of the same name by
Nigel Balchin . In the USA the film was released as '''Hour of Glory'''.
Sammy Rice (
David Farrar ) is a scientist working with a specialist "
Back Room" Team during
World War II . He is brought in to solve the problem of booby-trapped devices being dropped from
Nazi bombers. But Sammy and his girl-friend Susan (
Kathleen Byron ) have to overcome some problems with bureaucracy as well as the pills and booze that Sammy takes to control the pain caused by his artificial foot.
The book and film are credited for popularising the terms ''
Boffin '' and ''
Backroom Boys ''.
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