Splinters in the Navy
Appearance
Splinters in the Navy | |
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Directed by | Walter Forde |
Written by | Jack Marks Harry Fowler Mear Bert Lee Robert Patrick Weston |
Produced by | Julius Hagen |
Starring | Sydney Howard Alf Goddard Helena Pickard Paddy Browne |
Cinematography | Sydney Blythe |
Edited by | Jack Harris |
Music by | W.L. Trytel |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
Release date | November 1931 |
Running time | 76 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Splinters in the Navy (1931) is a British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Sydney Howard, Alf Goddard, and Helena Pickard. The film was made at Twickenham Studios, and is a sequel to the film Splinters (1929), about an army concert party. A further sequel, Splinters in the Air, was released in 1937.[1]
Premise
To celebrate their Admiral's impending marriage, his men stage a variety performance. Meanwhile Joe Crabbs attempts to win back his girlfriend from the Navy's boxing champion.
Cast
- Sydney Howard as Joe Crabbs
- Alf Goddard as Spike Higgins
- Helena Pickard as Lottie
- Frederick Bentley as Bill Miffins
- Paddy Browne as Mabel
- Rupert Lister as Admiral
- Harold Heath as Master-at-Arms
- Ian Wilson as Call Boy
- Lew Lake as Himself
- Hal Jones as Himself
- Reg Stone as Himself
- Wilfred Temple as Himself
- Laurie Lawrence as Petty Officer
- Thomas Thurban as Bandmaster
References
- ^ Sutton p.114-115
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Sutton, David R. A Chorus of Raspberries: British Film Comedy 1929-1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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