All at Sea (1935 film)

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.

All at Sea
Directed byAnthony Kimmins
Written byCharles Bennett
Ian Hay
Anthony Kimmins
Based onplay Mr Faint-Heart by Ian Hay[1]
Produced byRobert Arthur
StarringTyrell Davis
Googie Withers
James Carew
Cecily Byrne
Rex Harrison
Dorothy Vernon
CinematographyAlex Bryce
Edited bySam Simmonds
Production
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Distributed byFox Film Company (UK)
Release date
  • 10 February 1936 (1936-02-10) (UK)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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.

Premise

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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

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Critical reception

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TV Guide called it a "Tepid programmer."[4]

References

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  1. ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "All at Sea (1935)". Archived from the original on 18 March 2017.
  3. ^ Chibnall p.281
  4. ^ "All at Sea".
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