Splinters in the Navy

Splinters in the Navy
Directed by Walter Forde
Produced by Julius Hagen
Written by Jack Marks
Harry Fowler Mear
Bert Lee
Robert Patrick Weston
Starring Sydney Howard
Alf Goddard
Helena Pickard
Paddy Browne
Music by W.L. Trytel
Cinematography Sydney Blythe
Edited by Jack Harris
Production
company
Distributed by Woolf & Freedman Film Service
Release date
November 1931
Running time
76 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Splinters in the Navy (1931) is a 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]

Premise

To 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

  • 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

  1. Sutton p.114-115

Bibliography

  • 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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