The Officers' Mess
{{short description|1931 film}}
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| name = The Officers' Mess
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| director = Manning Haynes
| producer = Harry Rowson
| writer = {{ubl|Sydney Blow (play)|Douglas Hoare (play)|Eliot Stannard}}
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| starring = {{ubl|Richard Cooper|Harold French|Elsa Lanchester}}
| music =
| cinematography = Basil Emmott
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| studio = Harry Rowson Productions
| distributor = Paramount British Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1931|05|15|df=yes}}
| runtime = 98 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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The Officers' Mess is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Richard Cooper, Harold French and Elsa Lanchester. It was made at Walton Studios.Wood p.72 It was released as a quota quickie by Paramount Pictures.
A Lieutenant becomes mixed-up with some stolen jewels.
Cast
- Richard Cooper as Tony Turnbull
- Harold French as Budge Harbottle
- Elsa Lanchester as Cora Melville
- Lilian Oldland as Kitty
- Max Avieson as Bolton
- Margery Binner as Phoebe
- George Bellamy as Insp. Bedouin
- Annie Esmond as Mrs. Makepiece
- Fewlass Llewellyn as Adm. Harbottle
- Helen Haye as Mrs. Harbottle
- Faith Bennett as Ann Telford
- Gordon Begg
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|0166292}}
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Category:1930s English-language films
Category:Films shot at Nettlefold Studios
Category:Films directed by Manning Haynes
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:English-language comedy films
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