The Midshipmaid
1932 · Movie · 84 min. · United Kingdom
It is a comedy with musical interludes in which a pompous economy expert Sir Percy Newbiggin (Fred Kerr) visits the Naval Fleet in Malta to see what cuts can be made in their expenditure. The officers all fall over themselves to woo his beautiful daughter Celia (Jessie Matthews), who accompanies him: she becomes engaged to the son of the First Sea Lord and her father decides to leave economics to the Navy.
Direction Albert de Courville
Cast Jessie Matthews · Frederick Kerr · Basil Sydney · A.W. Baskcomb · Claud Allister · Anthony Bushell · Edwin Lawrence · Nigel Bruce · Archie Glen · Albert Rebla · John Mills · George Zucco
Soundtrack Jack Beaver
Screenplay Stafford Dickens · Ian Hay · Stephen King-Hall
Cinematography Mutz Greenbaum
Original title The Midshipmaid
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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