All at Sea (1935 film)
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Directed byAnthony Kimmins
Written byCharles Bennett
Ian Hay
Anthony Kimmins
Ian Hay
Anthony Kimmins
Based onplay Mr Faint-Heart by Ian Hay[1]
Produced byRobert Arthur
| All at Sea | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Anthony Kimmins |
| Written by | Charles Bennett Ian Hay Anthony Kimmins |
| Based on | play Mr Faint-Heart by Ian Hay[1] |
| Produced by | Robert Arthur |
| Starring | Tyrell Davis Googie Withers James Carew Cecily Byrne Rex Harrison Dorothy Vernon |
| Cinematography | Alex Bryce |
| Edited by | Sam Simmonds |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Company (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
All at Sea is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Googie Withers, Tyrell Davis and Rex Harrison.[2] Its plot follows a young man who falls in love during a cruise, and takes up a false identity as a famous writer to impress her.
Made as a quota quickie by Fox Film at Wembley Studios,[3] it is an adaptation of the 1931 play Mr Faint-Heart by Ian Hay.
When mild mannered Joe (Tyrell Davis) comes into an inheritance, he leaves his job as a clerk, and embarks on a sea cruise. Posing as a successful writer, Joe attracts various attractive women to him on the voyage, but his deceptions start to land him in trouble.
Cast
- Tyrell Davis as Joe Finch
- Googie Withers as Daphne Tomkins
- James Carew as Julius Mablethorpe
- Cecily Byrne as Mary Maggs
- Rex Harrison as Aubrey Bellingham
- Dorothy Vernon as Mrs. Humphrey
- James Harcourt as Mr. Humphrey
- Colin Lesslie as Tony Lambert
