The Midshipmaid

The Midshipmaid - 1932 | 84mins | Comedy | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Albert de Courville.
Producer: Michael Balcon.
Script: Stafford Dickens. (from the play by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall)
Cinematography: Mutz Greenbaum.

The Cast

Jessie Matthews - Celia Newbiggin
Frederick Kerr - Sir Percy Newbiggin
Edwin Lawrence - Tappett
Joyce Kirby - Dora
Albert Rebla - Robbins
Basil Sydney - Cmdr. Ffosberry
John Mills - Golightly

Plot Synopsis

Comedy with musical interludes in which a pompous economy expert Sir Percy Newbiggin (Fred Kerr) visits the Naval Fleet in Malta to see what cuts can be made in their expenditure. The officers all fall over themselves to woo his beautiful daughter Celia (Jessie Matthews), who accompanies him: she becomes engaged to the son of the First Sea Lord and her father decides to leave economics to the Navy.