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Luck of the Navy
Luck of the Navy

Luck of the Navy

War in Europe, A Daring Drama of Spies and Their Subversive Sinister Schemes Which Are Threatening the Allied Forces!

Genres

Drama

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With Britain on the brink of war, an enemy spy plans to steal secret documents and lay the blame on Clive Stanton.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

68 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

27 November 1938

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Geoffrey Toone

Geoffrey Toone

Cmdr. Clive Stanton

Judy Kelly

Judy Kelly

Cynthia Maybridge

Kenneth Kent

Kenneth Kent

Col. Suvaroff

Clifford Evans

Clifford Evans

Lt. Peel

John Wood

John Wood

Sub. Lt. Wing Eden

Daphne Raglan

Daphne Raglan

Dora Maybridge

Edmund Breon

Edmund Breon

Adm. Maybridge

Doris Hare

Doris Hare

Mrs. Maybridge

Marguerite Allan

Marguerite Allan

Anna Suvaroff

Leslie Perrins

Leslie Perrins

Briggs

Olga Lindo

Olga Lindo

Mrs. Rance

Frank Fox

Frank Fox

François

Alf Goddard

Alf Goddard

Tomkins

Albert Burdon

Albert Burdon

Noakes

Diana Beaumont

Diana Beaumont

Millie

Fred Emney

Fred Emney

Cook

Laurence Kitchin

Laurence Kitchin

Henry Oscar

Henry Oscar

Cmdr. Perrin

Carla Lehmann

Carla Lehmann

Michael Ripper

Michael Ripper

Nigel Stock

Nigel Stock

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