The Middle Watch (1940 film)

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The Middle Watch
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Directed by Thomas Bentley
Written by Ian Hay (play)
Stephen King-Hall (play)
Clifford Grey
J. Lee Thompson
Produced by Walter C. Mycroft
Starring Jack Buchanan
Greta Gynt
Fred Emney
Kay Walsh
Cinematography Claude Friese-Greene
Edited by Monica Kimick
Production
company
Distributed by Pathé Pictures International
Release date
  • 11 May 1940 (1940-05-11)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Middle Watch is a 1940 British comedy film, directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Jack Buchanan, Greta Gynt, Fred Emney and Kay Walsh. [1] It was produced by Associated British Picture Corporation at their Welwyn Studios. It was based on a play of the same title by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall which had previously been adapted as a film in 1930, and which was adapted again in 1958. [2] [3]

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Synopsis

This comedy film features battleship Captain Maitland (Jack Buchanan) celebrating a bon voyage party. He later discovers two stowaways, attractive young women, but much too late to turn back. Despite the captain's efforts to hide them, they are soon discovered, with predictable consequences. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ BFI.org
  2. ↑ "The Middle Watch (1931)". Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Girls at Sea (1962) - Notes". TCM. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Middle Watch (1939) - Thomas Bentley | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".

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