Our Fighting Navy
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{{Infobox film
| name = Our Fighting Navy
| image =File:Our Fighting Navy.jpg
| caption = American poster
| director = Norman Walker
| producer = Herbert Wilcox
| writer = {{ubl|H.T. Bishop|Gerald Elliott|Harrison Owen|Guy Pollock|L. DeCosta Ricci}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Robert Douglas|Richard Cromwell|Hazel Terry}}
| music = Noel Gay
| cinematography = Claude Friese-Greene
| editing = Winifred Cooper
| studio = Herbert Wilcox Productions
| distributor = General Film Distributors
| released = {{Film date|1937|04|21|df=yes}}
| runtime = 66 minutes (US release)
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Our Fighting Navy (also known as Torpedoed) is a 1937 British action film directed by Norman Walker and starring Robert Douglas, Richard Cromwell and Hazel Terry.{{Cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/306119 |title=BFI | Film & TV Database | OUR FIGHTING NAVY (1937) |access-date=29 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505222101/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/306119 |archive-date=5 May 2009 |url-status=dead }} The Royal Navy, viewing the film as a recruitment opportunity, provided warships and extras.
The film was made by Herbert Wilcox Productions made at Pinewood Studios.Wood p.91 The film's sets were designed by the art director Lawrence P. Williams. It was given an American release in 1938 with a reduced running time. The dialogue adaptation for the French dub version was carried out by Jean Devaivre and the film was released in France under the title {{lang|fr|Choc en mer|italic=default}}{{refn |group=lower-alpha |Shock at Sea.}} in 1938.
Plot
A British warship intervenes to protect British subjects and prevent a rebellion in a South American republic.
Cast
- Robert Douglas as Captain Markham
- Richard Cromwell as Lieutenant Bill Armstrong
- Hazel Terry as Pamela Brent
- H.B. Warner as Brent, British Consul
- Noah Beery as Presidente of Bianco
- Esme Percy as Diego de Costa
- Frederick Culley as Admiral
- Henry Victor as Lieutenant d'Enriquo
- Binkie Stuart as Jennifer
- Julie Suedo as Juanita
- Richard Ainley as Lieutenant (uncredited)
Notes
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References
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0029357}}
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Category:1930s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Norman Walker
Category:Films set in South America
Category:Films about naval warfare
Category:Films shot at Pinewood Studios
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:English-language action films
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