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After failing the exam to become a ‘middy’, Jack Ponsonby eventually joins the navy as a lower rank, an AB. His ship is sent to the Far East to combat the pirate menace. He meets the Admiral’s daughter and falls in love with her but meanwhile the pirates have captured a submarine and are attacking ships. By accident, Jack discovers the lair of the pirates, and learns who on board is spying for them. The bandits arrive and capture the Admiral and his daughter. It is left to Ponsonby to save the day, but is he up to the job?
Original Release
01/31/1934
US Release
02/08/1935
Cast
Name | Character |
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Nancy O'Neil | Patricia Fraser |
Alfred Drayton | Adm. Fraser |
Tamara Desni | Conchita |
Henry Peterson | Larios |
Sam Wilkinson | Dodger |
Patricia Russell | Elizabeth |
Jack Hulbert | Jack Ponsonby |
Directors
Writers
Jack Hulbert, Leslie Arliss, Gerard Fairlie, Sidney Gilliat, Austin Melford, J.O.C. Orton
Cast
Name | Character |
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Nancy O'Neil | Patricia Fraser |
Alfred Drayton | Adm. Fraser |
Tamara Desni | Conchita |
Henry Peterson | Larios |
Sam Wilkinson | Dodger |
Patricia Russell | Elizabeth |
Jack Hulbert | Jack Ponsonby |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Balcon | Producer |