Luck of the Navy
{{short description|1938 film directed by Norman Lee}}
{{for|1927 film adapted from the same play|The Luck of the Navy (film)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Luck of the Navy
| image = Luck of the Navy.jpg
| caption =
| director = Norman Lee
| producer = Walter C. Mycroft
| based_on = {{based on|The Luck of the Navy|Clifford Mills}}
| writer = Clifford Grey
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Geoffrey Toone|Judy Kelly|Clifford Evans}}
| music = Harry Acres
| cinematography = Walter J. Harvey
| editing = Walter Stokvis
| studio = Associated British Picture Corporation
| distributor = Associated British Film Distributors
| released = {{Film date|1938|11}}
| runtime = 64 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| gross =
}}
Luck of the Navy is a 1938 British comedy thriller film directed by Norman Lee and starring Geoffrey Toone, Judy Kelly and Clifford Evans.{{cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/40992 |title=Luck of the Navy (1938) | BFI |website=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2017-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023010148/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/40992 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |url-status=dead }} Shot at Elstree StudiosWood p.98 it was based on the play The Luck of the Navy by Mrs Clifford Mills and is also known by the alternative title of North Sea Patrol.
Plot
With Britain on the brink of war, an enemy spy plans to steal secret documents and lay the blame on Clive Stanton.
Cast
- Geoffrey Toone as Commander Clive Stanton
- Judy Kelly as Cynthia Maybridge
- Clifford Evans as Lieutenant Peel
- John Wood as Sub Lieutenant Eden
- Albert Burdon as Noakes
- Alf Goddard as Tomkins
- Henry Oscar as Perrin
- Kenneth Kent as Colonel Suvaroff
- Marguerite Allan as Anna Suvaroff
- Edmund Breon as Admiral Maybridge
- Doris Hare as Mrs Maybridge
- Daphne Raglan as Dora Maybridge
- Olga Lindo as Mrs Rance
- Diana Beaumont as Millie
- Leslie Perrins as Briggs
- Frank Fox as François
- Joan Fred Emney as Cook
- Ronald Adam as Enemy Ship's Captain
References
{{Reflist}}
Bibliography
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0031731}}
{{Norman Lee}}
Category:1930s comedy thriller films
Category:Films shot at Associated British Studios
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Norman Lee
Category:British comedy thriller films
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:English-language comedy thriller films
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