The Middle Watch (1940)
Through a series of unforeseen events, two glamorous young ladies find that they are obliged to spend the night on board the battleship HMS Falcon, where they have been attending a 'bon voyage' reception. At first it seems that Captain Randall will be able to keep them concealed, but then the Admiral unexpectedly arrives on board and orders the ship to sea.
- Date of release
- 1940-05-11
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Thomas Bentley
Casting
- Jack Buchanan — Captain Maitland
- Greta Gynt — Mary Carlton
- Fred Emney — Adm. Sir Reginald Hewett
- Kay Walsh — Fay Eaton
- Leslie Fuller — Marine Ogg
- David Hutcheson — Cmdr. Baddeley
- Bruce Seton — Captain Randall
- Martita Hunt — Lady Elizabeth Hewett
- Louise Hampton — Charlotte Hopkinson
- Romney Brent — Ah Fong
- Jean Gillie — Betty Hewett
- Ronald Shiner — Engineer
Interesting facts
The Middle Watch is a 1940 British comedy film, directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Jack Buchanan, Greta Gynt, Fred Emney and Kay Walsh. 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.
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