Full Speed Ahead is a 1936 British drama film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Paul Neville, Moira Lynd and Richard Norris. The film was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by the Hollywood company Paramount Pictures.Chibnall p.288 It is also known by the alternative title Full Steam Ahead.
Synopsis A couple elope on a ship, only to discover that the dishonest captain plans to scuttle it for insurance purposes.
Cast Paul Neville as Captain Murton Moira Lynd as Jean Hunter Richard Norris as Tim Brent George Mozart as Chief Smith Geoffrey Clark as Dunn Victor Hagen as Smith George Turner as Oily Short Arthur Seaton as Irving Hunter Julian Vedey as Mendoza Syd Crossley as Muggridge Arthur Brander as Alec Goodhill Dorothy Dewhurst as Mrs. Meddlecott Frederick Peisley as Michael Elwood
References
Bibliography Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007. Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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