The Flag Lieutenant (1926 film)

The Flag Lieutenant
Directed by Maurice Elvey
Produced by Norman Walker
Written by W.P. Drury (play)
Patrick L. Mannock
Leo Tover (play)
Starring Henry Edwards
Lilian Oldland
Dorothy Seacombe
Cinematography William Shenton
Production
company
Distributed by Astra-National
Release date
1926
Country United Kingdom
Language Silent
English intertitles

The Flag Lieutenant is a 1926 British war film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Henry Edwards, Lilian Oldland and Dorothy Seacombe.[1] It is based on the play The Flag Lieutenant by W.P. Drury. Its sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei. The film proved to be one of the hits of the year at the British box office.[2]

Sequels

In 1927 Edwards starred in a sequel The Further Adventures of the Flag Lieutenant. The play was adapted into a film again in 1932, also starring Edwards.

Cast

References

  1. "The Flag Lieutenant (1926)".
  2. Richards p.39

Bibliography

  • Richards, Jeffrey (ed.). The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929- 1939. I.B. Tauris & Co, 1998.
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