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.[1]
| Splinters in the Navy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Walter Forde |
| Written by | Jack Marks Harry Fowler Mear Bert Lee Robert Patrick Weston |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
| Starring | Sydney Howard Alf Goddard Helena Pickard Paddy Browne |
| Cinematography | Sydney Blythe |
| Edited by | Jack Harris |
| Music by | W.L. Trytel |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Premise
editTo 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ Sutton p.114-115
Bibliography
edit- 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.
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