Hail and Farewell (film)

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Hail and Farewell
Directed by Ralph Ince
Written by John Dighton
Reginald Purdell
Brock Williams
Produced by Irving Asher
Jerome Jackson
Starring Claude Hulbert
Bruce Lester
Wally Patch
Cinematography Basil Emmott
Distributed by Warner Brothers-First National Productions
Release date
  • 27 April 1936 (1936-04-27)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Hail and Farewell is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Claude Hulbert. The film was a quota quickie production, following the escapades of a group of British sailors during six hours' shore leave in Southampton. More specific plot details are unknown, as there is no evidence of the film being shown after its first run, the British Film Institute has been unable to locate a print for inclusion in the BFI National Archive, and the film is classified as "missing, believed lost". [1]

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  1. Missing Believed Lost britishpictures.com Retrieved 18-08-2010