Shipmates o' Mine

Shipmates o' Mine
Directed by	Oswald Mitchell
Written by	Ivor Bellas Oswald Mitchell George Pearson
Produced by	T.A. Welsh
Starring	John Garrick Derek Blomfield Richard Hayward
Cinematography	Robert Martin
Production company	T.A. Welsh Productions
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service
Release date	1936 (1936)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Shipmates o' Mine is a 1936 British musical drama film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring John Garrick, Derek Blomfield and Richard Hayward. It was shot at Cricklewood Studios and was released by Butcher's Film Service.[1]

Synopsis

A naval officer rises to command a ship, but loses his rank when it is forced to be abandoned following a collision. His old shipmates organise a reunion for the launching of a new ship.

Cast

• John Garrick as Jack Denton
• Jean Adrienne as Lorna Denton
• Derek Blomfield as Tony Denton
• Richard Hayward as Mike Dooley
• Mark Daly as Andrew McFee
• Wallace Lupino as Bill Webb
• Frank Atkinson as Oliver Bright
• Cynthia Stock as Angela Bright
• John Turnbull as Captain Roberts
• Victor Rietti as Photographer
• Rex Alderman as Chief Officer Turner
• Horace Sheldon as Orchestra Leader
• The Sherman Fisher Girls as Themselves

References

1. Wood p.92

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
• Wright, Adrian. Cheer Up!: British Musical Films 1929-1945. The Boydell Press, 2020.

External links

• Shipmates o' Mine at IMDb