The Luck of the Navy is a 1927 British silent comedy thriller film directed by Fred Paul and starring Evelyn Laye, Henry Victor and Hayford Hobbs.[2] It was an adaptation of the 1919 play The Luck of the Navy by Mrs Clifford Mills. It was shot at Cricklewood Studios.[3]
| The Luck of the Navy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Fred Paul |
| Based on | The Luck of the Navy by Clifford Mills |
| Produced by | Rudolph Salomon |
| Starring | Evelyn Laye Henry Victor Hayford Hobbs Norma Whalley |
| Cinematography | Claude L. McDonnell |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Graham-Wilcox Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 8,000 feet[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
edit- Evelyn Laye as Cynthia Eden
- Henry Victor as Lieutenant Clive Stanton
- Hayford Hobbs as Louis Peel
- Robert Cunningham as Admiral Maybridge
- Norma Whalley as Mrs Peel
- H. Agar Lyons as Colonel Dupont
- William Freshman as Wing Eden
- Basil Griffen as Anna
- Zoe Palmer as Dora Green
- H. Saxon-Snell as Francois
- Douglas Herald as Joe Briggs
- Wally Patch as Stoker Clark
- Burton Craig as Lord Nelson
- Joan Langford Reed as Dora - Child
References
edit- ^ Low p.405
- ^ "The Luck of the Navy (1927)". Archived from the original on 18 January 2009.
- ^ Wood p.63
Bibliography
edit- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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