They Flew Alone
Date: 1942
Director: Herbert Wilcox
Production Company: Herbert Wilcox Productions
Stars: Anna Neagle, Robert Newton, Edward Chapman
Location(s): London, Yorkshire
Region(s): London R-S, North
Storyline:
The story of flyer Amy Johnson who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights around the world.
Additional Information:
Screen captures by Ray Edwards
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- Capture 1
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The childhood home of Amy Johnson is one of the early scenes in the movie. Steve Randall identifies 85 Park Avenue, Kingston upon Hull in Yorkshire with Ian Holloway adding that this was Amy Johnson's fourth and final home in Hull which appears to have been bought in 1918 when Amy was 15.
- Capture 2
- 'Now' required
Here's a young Amy Johnson (played by Anna Neagle despite being 38 years old at the time) outside the house. 85 Park Avenue in Kingston upon Hull, located by Steve Randall.
- Capture 3
- 01 Feb 2018
The majority of the movie is takes place on studio sets but here's an establishing shot. Piccadilly Circus in London W1, long before the statue of Eros and the island were moved as part of traffic improvements.
Peter captures the location from ground level.
- Capture 4
- 16 Feb 2018
Another establishing shot, Fleet Street EC4 with Ludgate Circus and St. Paul's Cathedral in the distance.
Returning to Fleet Street, Peter provides this view.