The Midshipmaid

The Midshipmaid
The Midshipmaid
Directed by	Albert de Courville
Written by	Stafford Dickens
Based on	the play The Midshipmaid by Ian Hay & Stephen King-Hall
Produced by	Michael Balcon (uncredited)
Starring	Jessie Matthews; A.W. Baskcomb; Basil Sydney
Cinematography	Mutz Greenbaum
Edited by	Ian Dalrymple; Ralph Kemplen
Music by	Jack Beaver (uncredited)
Production; company	Gaumont British Picture Corporation
Distributed by	Woolf & Freedman Film Service (UK)
Release dates	8 December 1932 (London, UK);
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Midshipmaid is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Jessie Matthews, Frederick Kerr, Basil Sydney and Nigel Bruce.^[1] The film is based on the 1931 play of the same title by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall.^[2] it was released in the U.S. as Midshipmaid Gob.^[3] John Mills makes his film debut in a supporting role.^[4] It was shot at the Lime Grove Studios, with sets designed by the art director Alfred Junge.

Plot

In this comedy with musical interludes, pompous economy expert Sir Percy Newbiggin (Fred Kerr) visits the Naval Fleet in Malta to see what cuts can be made in their expenditure. The officers all fall over themselves to woo his beautiful daughter Celia (Jessie Matthews), who accompanies him: she becomes engaged to the son of the First Sea Lord and her father decides to leave economics to the Navy.

Cast

Jessie Matthews as Celia Newbiggin
Frederick Kerr as Sir Percy Newbiggin
Basil Sydney as Commander Fosberry
Nigel Bruce as Major Spink
A.W. Baskcomb as AB Pook
Claud Allister as Chinley
Anthony Bushell as Lieutenant Valentine
Edwin Lawrence as Tappett
Archie Glen as Bunduy
Albert Rebla as Robbins
John Mills as Golightly
Anthony Holles as Lieutenant Kingsford
George Zucco as Lord Dore
Joyce Kirby as Dora
Steve Condos as Horse
Nick Condos as Horse
Hay Plumb as Sailor
John Turnbull as Officer
Wilma Vanne as Cora

References

^ Denis Gifford, ed. (2016) [1973]. British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non Fiction Film. Vol. 2. Routledge. p. 382. ISBN 978-1-57958-171-8.
^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
^ "Midshipmaid Gob". TVGuide.com.
^ "John Mills".

External links

The Midshipmaid at IMDb

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[1] Denis Gifford, ed. (2016) [1973]. British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non Fiction Film. Vol. 2. Routledge. p. 382. ISBN 978-1-57958-171-8.

[2] Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.

[3] "Midshipmaid Gob". TVGuide.com.

[4] "John Mills".

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