Sons of the Sea is a 1939 British colour drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Leslie Banks, Kay Walsh, Mackenzie Ward and Cecil Parker.[2][3]

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Sons of the Sea
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Directed by	Maurice Elvey
Written by	George Barraud Gerald Elliott (screenplay) (as W.G. Elliott) Maurice Elvey (screenplay) Reginald Long (dialogue) D. William Woolf (scenario)
Produced by	K.C. Alexander
Starring	Leslie Banks Kay Walsh Mackenzie Ward Cecil Parker
Cinematography	Eric Cross
Edited by	Douglas Myers
Production company	British Consolidated
Distributed by	Grand National Pictures (UK)
Release date	11 March 1940 (1940-03-11) (UK)[1]
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Synopsis

Britain, 1939. The head of Dartmouth Naval College is murdered. His successor, Captain Hyde, believes that he himself was in fact the intended target of the assassination. He soon begins to realise that both British and foreign intelligence agents are at work. He enlists the help of his son, a reluctant sea cadet, to smoke them out.

Cast

• Leslie Banks as Captain Hyde
• Kay Walsh as Alison Devar
• Mackenzie Ward as Newton Hulls
• Cecil Parker as Commander Herbert
• Simon Lack as Philip Hyde
• Ellen Pollock as Margaret Hulls
• Peter Shaw as John Strepte
• Nigel Stock as Rudd
• Kynaston Reeves as Professor Devar
• Charles Eaton as Commander-in-Chief

Production

Sons of the Sea was filmed during the summer of 1939, just before the outbreak of the Second World War, something explored in the themes of the film. The only feature film to be shot using the Dufaycolor process,[4][5] it was shown on BBC television in 2005 after restoration.[6]

Reception

The film premiered in London on 11 March 1940, at the then recently opened Cinephone cinema at 241 Oxford Street,[7] with the attendance of the main star, Leslie Banks.[1]

References

External links

• Sons of the Sea at IMDb
• Sons of the Sea at the TCM Movie Database
• Sons of the Sea at AllMovie

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