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]
Cast
- 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
- ^ Low p.405
- ^ "The Luck of the Navy (1927)". Archived from the original on 18 January 2009.
- ^ Wood p.63
Bibliography
- 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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