The Officers' Mess

The Officers' Mess
Directed by	Manning Haynes
Written by	Sydney Blow (play) Douglas Hoare (play) Eliot Stannard
Produced by	Harry Rowson
Starring	Richard Cooper Harold French Elsa Lanchester
Cinematography	Basil Emmott
Production company	Harry Rowson Productions
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures
Release date	15 May 1931 (1931-05-15)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Officers' Mess is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Richard Cooper, Harold French and Elsa Lanchester. It was made at Walton Studios.[1] It was released as a quota quickie by Paramount Pictures.

A Lieutenant becomes mixed-up with some stolen jewels.

Cast

• Richard Cooper as Tony Turnbull
• Harold French as Budge Harbottle
• Elsa Lanchester as Cora Melville
• Lilian Oldland as Kitty
• Max Avieson as Bolton
• Margery Binner as Phoebe
• George Bellamy as Insp. Bedouin
• Annie Esmond as Mrs. Makepiece
• Fewlass Llewellyn as Adm. Harbottle
• Helen Haye as Mrs. Harbottle
• Faith Bennett as Ann Telford
• Gordon Begg

References

1. Wood p.72

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• The Officers' Mess at IMDb