The Admiral's Secret
{{Short description|1934 British film by Guy Newall}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Admiral's Secret
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| director = Guy Newall
| producer = Julius Hagen
| based_on = The Admiral's Secret
1928 play by Cyril Campion and
Edward Dignon
| writer =Harry Fowler Mear
Terence Egan
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| story =
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| starring = Edmund Gwenn
James Raglan
Aubrey Mather
Dorothy Black
| music = William Trytel
| cinematography = Ernest Palmer
| editing = Lister Laurance
| studio = Real Art Productions
| distributor = Radio Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1934|08|06|df=y}}
| runtime = 63 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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The Admiral's Secret is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Guy Newall and starring Edmund Gwenn, James Raglan and Dorothy Black. It was based on a play by Cyril Campion and filmed at Twickenham Studios.Wood p.81 The film's sets were designed by James Carter. A quota quickie, it was released by the American company RKO Pictures.
Premise
In Devon a gang of Spanish criminals search for a trove of stolen gems hidden by a retired British Admiral.[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/48815 BFI {{pipe}} Film & TV Database {{pipe}} The ADMIRAL'S SECRET (1934)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505225520/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/48815 |date=5 May 2009 }}
Cast
- Edmund Gwenn as Admiral Fitzporter
- James Raglan as Frank Bruce
- Hope Davy as Pamela Fitzporter
- Aubrey Mather as Captain Brooke
- Edgar Driver as Sam Hawkins
- Abraham Sofaer as Don Pablo y Gonzales
- Dorothy Black as Donna Teresa
- Andreas Malandrinos as Guido d'Elvira
- D. J. Williams as Questa
- Agnes Imlay as Mrs. Pinchcliffe
References
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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|0022609}}
{{Guy Newall}}
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Category:British black-and-white films
Category:British films based on plays
Category:Films directed by Guy Newall
Category:British seafaring films
Category:Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:English-language comedy films
Category:Films scored by William Trytel
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