The Luck of the Navy is a British comedy thriller play by Mrs Clifford Mills in which a Royal Navy sailor is nearly framed by an enemy agent for the theft of secret documents. It was first performed in 1918 and continued to be performed post-war in London and by touring companies. Between 1919 and 1930 it was performed over 900 times in 148 theatres.[1] It was also performed internationally:[1] in Adelaide in 1920, Sydney in 1928 and Wellington in 1920.[2][3][4]
It was revived at the Playhouse Theatre in London on 24 December 1934 and ran for 22 performances.[5]
Film adaptations
editIn 1927, it was made into a silent film, The Luck of the Navy, directed by Fred Paul.
In 1937, it was adapted into a sound film, Luck of the Navy, directed by Norman Lee and starring Geoffrey Toone and Judy Kelly.
References
edit- ^ a b Brooks, Helen E.M. (2020). "Remembering the War: From Resistance to Reconstruction". In Verpoest, Luc (ed.). Revival After the Great War: Rebuild, Remember, Repair, Reform. Leuven University Press. p. 167. doi:10.11116/9789461663542. hdl:1854/LU-8696552. ISBN 9789462702509. S2CID 229676187.
- ^ "THE LUCK OF THE NAVY". Daily Herald. 12 August 1920. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "The Luck of the Navy". Sunday Times. 19 August 1928. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Amusements". Dominion. 4 March 1920. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via PapersPast.
- ^ "Data: Women Playwrights in the West End: 1930 – 1939 | West End Theatre". www.westendtheatre.com.
Bibliography
edit- Nicoll, Allardyce. English Drama, 1900-1930: The Beginnings of the Modern Period. Cambridge University Press, 1973.
External links
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