The Admiral's Secret

The Admiral's Secret
Directed byGuy Newall
Written byHarry Fowler Mear
Terence Egan
Cyril Campion (play)
Edward Dignon (play)
Produced byJulius Hagen
StarringEdmund Gwenn
James Raglan
Aubrey Mather
Dorothy Black
CinematographyErnest Palmer
Edited byLister Laurance
Music byWilliam Trytel
Production
company
Real Art Productions
Distributed byRadio Pictures
Release date
  • 6 August 1934 (1934-08-06)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Admiral's Secret is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Guy Newall and starring Edmund Gwenn, James Raglan and Dorothy Black. It was based on a play by Cyril Campion and filmed at Twickenham Studios.[1] The film's sets were designed by James Carter. A quota quickie, it was released by the American company RKO Pictures.

Premise

In Devon a gang of Spanish criminals search for a trove of stolen gems hidden by a retired British Admiral.[2]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Wood p.81
  2. ^ BFI | Film & TV Database | The ADMIRAL'S SECRET (1934) Archived 5 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.


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