Luck of the Navy
| Industry | Film production |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Elstree , United Kingdom |
Luck of the Navy is a 1938 British film blending comedy and thriller elements, directed by Norman Lee and featuring performances by Geoffrey Toone, Judy Kelly, and Clifford Evans. The movie was produced by Associated British Picture Corporation at Elstree Studios and adapts the stage play The Luck of the Navy authored by Mrs Clifford Mills. It is alternatively titled North Sea Patrol. The film's production costs amounted to £30,564.
Plot
Amid the looming threat of war in Britain, an enemy agent attempts to acquire confidential papers and frame Commander Clive Stanton for espionage.
Cast
- Geoffrey Toone portraying Commander Clive Stanton
- Judy Kelly as Cynthia Maybridge
- Clifford Evans in the role of Lieutenant Peel
- John Wood as Sub Lieutenant Eden
- Albert Burdon playing Noakes
- Alf Goddard as Tomkins
- Henry Oscar cast as Perrin
- Kenneth Kent in the role of Colonel Suvaroff
- Marguerite Allan portraying Anna Suvaroff
- Edmund Breon as Admiral Maybridge
- Doris Hare playing Mrs Maybridge
- Daphne Raglan in the role of Dora Maybridge
- Olga Lindo as Mrs Rance
- Diana Beaumont portraying Millie
- Leslie Perrins as Briggs
- Frank Fox playing François
- Joan Fred Emney as Cook
- Ronald Adam cast as the Enemy Ship's Captain
Bibliography
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.