Luck of the Navy

For 1927 film adapted from the same play, see The Luck of the Navy (film).

Luck of the Navy
Directed byNorman Lee
Written byClifford Grey
Based onThe Luck of the Navy
by Clifford Mills
Produced byWalter C. Mycroft
Starring
CinematographyWalter J. Harvey
Edited byWalter Stokvis
Music byHarry Acres
Production
company
Distributed byAssociated British Film Distributors
Release date
  • November 1938 (1938-11)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£30,564[1]

Luck of the Navy is a 1938 British comedy thriller film directed by Norman Lee and starring Geoffrey Toone, Judy Kelly and Clifford Evans.[2] Shot at Elstree Studios[3] it was based on the play The Luck of the Navy by Mrs Clifford Mills and is also known by the alternative title of North Sea Patrol.

Plot

With Britain on the brink of war, an enemy spy plans to steal secret documents and lay the blame on Clive Stanton.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. p. 470-494 at 480.
  2. ^ "Luck of the Navy (1938) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. ^ Wood p.98

Bibliography

  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.


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