The Admiral's Secret

{{Short description|1934 British film by Guy Newall}}

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{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}

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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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| 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

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.