Skylarks
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| Skylarks | |
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.jpg) Contemporary advertisement[1] | |
| Directed by | Thornton Freeland |
| Written by | Russell G. Medcraft |
| Produced by | John W. Gossage |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Percival Mackey |
Production company | Reunion Films |
| Distributed by | British Lion |
Release date |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Skylarks is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Jimmy Nervo, Teddy Knox and Nancy Burne.[2][3][4][5] It was written by Russell G. Medcroft.
It is a partially lost film, with only a short[citation needed] soundless fragment surviving.[2]
Plot
Jimmy Doakes and Teddy Cook join the "Caledonian Air Force". Reporting for flying training, each mistakenly believes the other to be the qualified instructor. They soon discover that neither of them knows what to do and, afraid to land, inadvertently set the record for the longest time in the air.[6]
Cast
- Jimmy Nervo as Jimmy Doakes
- Teddy Knox as Teddy Cook
- Nancy Burne as Marion Hicks
- Queenie Leonard as Maggie Hicks
- Eddie Gray
- Mervyn Blake
- Amy Veness