Splinters in the Navy

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

Splinters in the Navy (1931) is a 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]

Synopsis

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

Sydney Howard as Joe Crabbs
Alf Goddard as Spike Higgins
Helena Pickard as Lottie
Frederick Bentley as Bill Miffins
Paddy Browne as Mabel
Rupert Lister as Admiral
Harold Heath as Master-at-Arms
Ian Wilson as Call Boy
Lew Lake as Himself
Hal Jones as Himself
Reg Stone as Himself
Wilfred Temple as Himself
Laurie Lawrence as Petty Officer
Thomas Thurban as Bandmaster

References

↑ Sutton p.114-115

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Sutton, David R. A Chorus of Raspberries: British Film Comedy 1929-1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

Splinters in the Navy at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Walter Forde

What Next? (1928)
The Silent House (1929)
Wait and See (1929)
Would You Believe It! (1929)
You'd Be Surprised! (1930)
Red Pearls (1930)
The Last Hour (1930)
Lord Richard in the Pantry (1930)
Bed and Breakfast (1930)
Third Time Lucky (1931)
The Ringer (1931)
The Ghost Train (1931)
Splinters in the Navy (1931)
Condemned to Death (1932)
Lord Babs (1932)
Jack's the Boy (1932)
Rome Express (1932)
Orders Is Orders (1934)
Chu Chin Chow (1934)
Jack Ahoy (1934)
Bulldog Jack (1935)
Brown on Resolution (1935)
King of the Damned (1935)
Land Without Music (1936)
Kicking the Moon Around (1938)
The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
Let's Be Famous (1939)
The Four Just Men (1939)
Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
Saloon Bar (1940)
Sailors Three (1940)
Gasbags (1941)
The Ghost Train (1941)
Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It (1941)
Atlantic Ferry (1941)
Flying Fortress (1942)
The Peterville Diamond (1943)
It's That Man Again (1943)
Time Flies (1944)
One Exciting Night (1944)
Master of Bankdam (1947)
Cardboard Cavalier (1949)

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