DEANE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVES

Appointment with Venus is a 1951 British war comedy/drama film filmed in the UK and Sark, and was a Film adaption of the Book by Jerrard Tickell, a novel of the same name. It was directed by Ralph Thomas, and stars David Niven, Glynis Johns, George Coulouris, and Barry Jones .In the United States the film was re-titled Island Rescue.

As the forces of the Third Reich take control of the Channel Island of Armorel (really Sark!), the Department of Agriculture is alarmed to learn that Venus—a prize cow with a pedigree as impressive as that of any aristocrat, and presently in calf by a similarly well-bred bull named Mars—was not evacuated when the small garrison of troops left. An animal of such pure stock and with such capacity for breeding cannot be left to Nazi hands. Major Valentine Moreland is tasked with rescuing Venus from the German-occupied island.

The images shown in this gallery were taken by Ken McLeod who was a keen amateur and professional Guernsey photographer who may have volunteered briefly as an extra on the film for £1 a day!

Cast
David Niven as Major Valentine Morland
Glynis Johns as Volunteer Nicola Fallaize
George Coulouris as Captain Weiss
Barry Jones as the Provost
Kenneth More as Lionel Fallaize
Noel Purcell as "Trawler" Langley
Bernard Lee as Brigadier
Jeremy Spenser as Georges
Martin Boddey as Sergeant Vogel
Patric Doonan as Sergeant Forbes
John Horsley as Naval Officer Kent
George Benson as Senior clerk
Richard Wattis as Carruthers
David Horne as Magistrate
Philip Stainton as Constable
Pat Nye as ATS auxiliary
Nicholas Phipps as Minister
Derek Blomfield as Admiralty Officer