The Middle Watch (1940 film)

The Middle Watch
Directed by	Thomas Bentley
Written by	Ian Hay (play) Stephen King-Hall (play) Clifford Grey J. Lee Thompson
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft
Starring	Jack Buchanan Greta Gynt Fred Emney Kay Walsh
Cinematography	Claude Friese-Greene
Edited by	Monica Kimick
Production company	ABPC
Distributed by	Pathé Pictures International
Release date	11 May 1940 (1940-05-11)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Middle Watch is a 1940 British comedy film, directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Jack Buchanan, Greta Gynt, Fred Emney and Kay Walsh. It was produced by Associated British Picture Corporation at their Welwyn Studios. It was based on a play of the same title by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall which had previously been adapted as a film in 1930, and which was adapted again in 1958.

Synopsis

This comedy film features battleship Captain Maitland (Jack Buchanan) celebrating a bon voyage party. He later discovers two stowaways, attractive young women, but much too late to turn back. Despite the captain's efforts to hide them, they are soon discovered, with predictable consequences.

Cast

• Jack Buchanan as Captain Maitland
• Greta Gynt as Mary Carlton
• Fred Emney as Admiral Sir Reginald Hewett
• Kay Walsh as Fay Featon
• David Hutcheson as Commander Baddeley
• Leslie Fuller as Marine Ogg
• Bruce Seton as Captain Randall
• Martita Hunt as Lady Elizabeth Hewett
• Louise Hampton as Charlotte Hopkinson
• Romney Brent as Ah Fong
• Jean Gillie as Betty Hewett
• Ronald Shiner as the ship's engineer
• Reginald Purdell as Corporal Duckett

Bibliography

• Mackenzie, S. P. British War Films, 1939-1945. Continuum, 2003.

External links

• The Middle Watch at the British Film Institute
• The Middle Watch at IMDb