TCM Main Navigation

  • HOME
  • WATCH NOW
    • WATCH LIVE
    • WATCH MOVIES
  • SCHEDULE
  • EMAIL SIGN UP

Sub Navigation

  • PODCAST
  • FILM FESTIVAL
  • CLASSIC CRUISE
  • TCM AUCTIONS
  • WINE CLUB
  • TCM LIBRARY
  • SILENT SUNDAY NIGHTS
  • NOIR ALLEY
  • TCM IMPORTS

TCM Main Navigation

  • HOME
  • WATCH NOW
    • WATCH LIVE
    • WATCH MOVIES
  • SCHEDULE
  • EMAIL SIGN UP

Sub Navigation

  • PODCAST
  • FILM FESTIVAL
  • CLASSIC CRUISE
  • TCM AUCTIONS
  • WINE CLUB
  • TCM LIBRARY
  • SILENT SUNDAY NIGHTS
  • NOIR ALLEY
  • TCM IMPORTS

First Of The Few - (Movie Clip) Strange Ideas

Aircraft designer R.J. Mitchell (producer and director Leslie Howard) with wife Diana (Rosamund John) en route to celebrations after his plane wins a race, bosses Bride and Higgins (Roland Culver, David Horne) thwarting his plans, in First Of The Few, 18942.

Related Videos

First Of The Few -- (Movie Clip) This Is The Future
Dining with wife Diana (Rosamund John), test pilot Crisp (David Niven) and his obligatory date (Rosalyn Boulter), aircraft designer Mitchell (producer and director Leslie Howard) reveals plans that will become the famous "Spitfire" fighter, in First Of The Few, 1942.
First Of The Few -- (Movie Clip) British Faith And Purpose
Producer, director and star Leslie Howard narrates the opening, heady framing featuring footage the high command of Nazi Germany, and the voice of PM Churchill, in the aviation-history bio-pic First Of The Few, a.k.a. Spitfire, 1942.
First Of The Few -- (Movie Clip) Zero Day
On the day later known as "Battle Of Britain Day," controllers and pilots repel German raids, cameos by famous fliers including Tony Bartley and Brian Kingcombe, David Niven as the character "Crisp," in the bio-pic starring, produced and directed by Leslie Howard, First Of The Few, 1942.

Trending on TCM

view all

TCM Emails

Sign Up now to stay up to date with all of the latest news from TCM.

Sign Up

TCM Main Footer

  • Ad Choices
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use

TCM International Sites

  • Contact
  • DVS Offerings
  • Eat Cookies
©2025 Turner Classic Movies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
©2025 Turner Classic Movies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
By using this site, you agree to our updated Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use

Your Browser is Not Supported

To view this content, please use one of the following compatible browsers:

Safari v11+

Chrome v8+

Firefox Quantum

Microsoft Edge