The poem "For Johnny" read by Sir John Mills is as follows: "Do not despair, For Johnny-head-in-air; He sleeps as sound, As Johnny underground. Fetch out no shroud, For Johnny-in-the-cloud; And keep your tears, For him in after years. Better by far, For Johnny-the-bright-star, To keep your head, And see his children fed."
The poem recited by Sir John Mills is titled "For Johnny". It is an ode to Royal Air Force pilots written by John Pudney (1909-1977).
This movie was criticized as too clichéd, and failed at the U.S. box-office.
The scene driving along the High Street starts at the church in Bedale. As it reaches the cross the scene is cut and continues from the cross in Northallerton High Steet.