Splinters in the Navy

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Splinters in the Navy
Directed by Walter Forde
Written by Jack Marks
Harry Fowler Mear
Bert Lee
Robert Patrick Weston
Produced by Julius Hagen
Starring Sydney Howard
Alf Goddard
Helena Pickard
Paddy Browne
Cinematography Sydney Blythe
Edited by Jack Harris
Music byW.L. Trytel
Production
company
Distributed by Woolf & Freedman Film Service
Release date
November 1931
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Splinters in the Navy is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Sydney Howard, Alf Goddard, and Helena Pickard. The film was made at Twickenham Studios, and is a sequel to the film Splinters (1929), about an army concert party. A further sequel, Splinters in the Air , was released in 1937. [1]

Contents

Premise

To celebrate their Admiral's impending marriage, his men stage a variety performance. Meanwhile Joe Crabbs attempts to win back his girlfriend from the Navy's boxing champion.

Cast

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References

  1. Sutton p.114-115

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