Splinters in the Navy
{{short description|1931 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Splinters in the Navy
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| director = Walter Forde
| producer = Julius Hagen
| writer = Jack Marks
Harry Fowler Mear
Bert Lee
Robert Patrick Weston
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| starring = Sydney Howard
Alf Goddard
Helena Pickard
Paddy Browne
| music = W.L. Trytel
| cinematography = Sydney Blythe
| editing = Jack Harris
| studio = Twickenham Studios
| distributor = Woolf & Freedman Film Service
| released = {{Film date|1931|11}}
| runtime = 76 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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Splinters in the Navy is a 1931 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.Sutton p.114-115
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
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.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0166361}}
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Category:British black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Walter Forde
Category:Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios
Category:1930s English-language films
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