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Splinters in the Navy is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Sydney Howard, Alf Goddard, and Helena Pickard. The film was made at Twickenham Studios, and is a sequel to the film Splinters (1929), about an army concert party. A further sequel, Splinters in the Air, was released in 1937.[1]

Splinters in the Navy
Directed by	Walter Forde
Written by	Jack Marks Harry Fowler Mear Bert Lee Robert Patrick Weston
Produced by	Julius Hagen
Starring	Sydney Howard Alf Goddard Helena Pickard Paddy Browne
Cinematography	Sydney Blythe
Edited by	Jack Harris
Music by	W.L. Trytel
Production company	Twickenham Studios
Distributed by	Woolf & Freedman Film Service
Release date	November 1931
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Premise

To celebrate their Admiral's impending marriage, his men stage a variety performance. Meanwhile Joe Crabbs attempts to win back his girlfriend from the Navy's boxing champion.

Cast

• Sydney Howard as Joe Crabbs
• Alf Goddard as Spike Higgins
• Helena Pickard as Lottie
• Frederick Bentley as Bill Miffins
• Paddy Browne as Mabel
• Rupert Lister as Admiral
• Harold Heath as Master-at-Arms
• Ian Wilson as Call Boy
• Lew Lake as Himself
• Hal Jones as Himself
• Reg Stone as Himself
• Wilfred Temple as Himself
• Laurie Lawrence as Petty Officer
• Thomas Thurban as Bandmaster

References

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Sutton, David R. A Chorus of Raspberries: British Film Comedy 1929-1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Splinters in the Navy at IMDb

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