The Navy Lark (1959)

1959 · Feature film · 78 min · dir. Gordon Parry

• Comedy

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Synopsis

An Inshore Minesweeping Unit has been forgotten by the Navy after World War II on the peaceful island of Boonsley and they have adapted to their circumstances. The men still wear uniforms and the proper reports are filed, although the reports of hundreds of mines are exaggerated. The captain spends his time fishing, the Number One is busy romancing the only Wren on the island and The Chief Boatswain runs a wine smuggling business. Unfortunately the Navy start to get suspicious.

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Details

Director

Gordon Parry

Writer

Lawrie Wyman

Studio

Herbert Wilcox Productions

Released

1959-01-01

Running time

78 minutes

Cast & crew

• GGordon Parry Director
• Cecil Parker
• Ronald Shiner
• Leslie Phillips
• Elvi Hale
• Cardew Robinson
• Gordon Jackson
• Hattie Jacques
• Nicholas Phipps

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