The Luck of the Navy (film)

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The Luck of the Navy
Directed by Fred Paul
Based on The Luck of the Navy
by Clifford Mills
Produced byRudolph Salomon
Starring Evelyn Laye
Henry Victor
Hayford Hobbs
Norma Whalley
CinematographyClaude L. McDonnell
Production
company
Distributed byGraham-Wilcox Productions
Release date
November 1927
Running time
8,000 feet [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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]

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References

  1. Low p.405
  2. "The Luck of the Navy (1927)". Archived from the original on 18 January 2009.
  3. Wood p.63

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