The Navy Lark (film)
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For the radio programme, see The Navy Lark.
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| Directed by | Gordon Parry |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Written by | Laurie Wyman Sid Colin |
| Music by | Tommy Reilly |
| Cinematography | Gordon Dines |
| Editing by | Basil Warren |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox |
| Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Navy Lark is a 1959 British comedy film adaptation of The Navy Lark radio series broadcast on the BBC Light Programme. It featured Cecil Parker, Ronald Shiner and Leslie Phillips, Gordon Jackson and Hattie Jacques. It was filmed mainly at West Bay, Bridport, Dorset.
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Overview [edit]
In an endeavour to remain stationed on the Isle of Boozney, the team organize a revolutionary uprising.
Cast [edit]
- Cecil Parker as Commander Stanton
- Ronald Shiner as Chief Petty Officer Banyad
- Leslie Phillips as Lieutenant Pouter
- Elvi Hale as Leading WREN Heather
- Nicholas Phipps as Captain Povey
- Cardew Robinson as Lieutenant Binns
- Gordon Jackson as Leading Seaman Johnson
- Harold Kasket as Gaston Higgins
- Hattie Jacques as Fortune Teller
- Reginald Beckwith as CNI
- Kenneth J. Warren as Brown
- Wanda Ventham as Mabel
- Richard Coleman as Lieutenant Bates
- Llewellyn Rees as Admiral Troutbridge
- Clive Morton as Rear Admiral
- Gordon Harris as Group Captain
- Van Boolen as Fred
- Gordon Whiting as Commander
- Tom Gill as Naval Commander
- Walter Hudd as Naval Captain
References [edit]
- "The Navy Lark (1959)". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
External links [edit]
- The Navy Lark at the Internet Movie Database
- The Sea Mine Clip from YouTube
- The plot from YouTube
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