The Flag Lieutenant (1932 film)

1932 film

The Flag Lieutenant

Directed by	Henry Edwards
Written by	Leo Tover (play) W.P. Drury (play) Joan Morgan
Produced by	Herbert Wilcox
Starring	Henry Edwards Anna Neagle Joyce Bland Peter Gawthorne
Cinematography	Stanley Rodwell
Edited by	Michael Hankinson
Music by	Harris Weston
Production company	British and Dominions
Distributed by	Woolf and Freedman
Release date	12 October 1932 (1932-10-12)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Flag Lieutenant is a 1932 British war film based on the play by William Price Drury and directed by and starring Henry Edwards, Anna Neagle, Joyce Bland, and Peter Gawthorne. The film's plot involves a lieutenant who is wrongly accused of cowardice.

Production

The film was made at British and Dominions Imperial Studios, Elstree. It is based on the play of the same title which had previous been adapted into films in 1919 and 1927. The film provided an early leading role for Neagle, who was under contract to the producer Herbert Wilcox and would later become his wife.

Cast

Henry Edwards as Lieutenant Dicky Lascelles
Anna Neagle as Hermione Wynne
Joyce Bland as Mrs Cameron
Peter Gawthorne as Major Thesiger
Louis Goodrich as Admiral Wynne
Sam Livesey as Colonel McLeod
Michael Hogan as Lieutnenat Palliser
O. B. Clarence as General Gough-Bogle
Abraham Sofaer as Meheti Salos
Peter Northcote as Midshipman Lee
Tully Comber as Midshipman Hood

References

BFI Database entry

Bibliography

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

External links

The Flag Lieutenant at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Henry Edwards
A Welsh Singer (1915) Doorsteps (1916) East Is East (1916) Merely Mrs. Stubbs (1917) If Thou Wert Blind (1917) Broken Threads (1917) The Failure (1917) What's the Use of Grumbling (1918) Towards the Light (1918) The Poet's Windfall (1918) The Hanging Judge (1918) The City of Beautiful Nonsense (1919) Possession (1919) His Dearest Possession (1919) The Kinsman (1919) The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss (1920) John Forrest Finds Himself (1920) Aylwin (1920) A Temporary Vagabond (1920) Tit for Tat (1921) The Lunatic at Large (1921) The Bargain (1921) Simple Simon (1922) Lily of the Alley (1923) Boden's Boy (1923) The Naked Man (1923) The World of Wonderful Reality (1924) Owd Bob (1924) King of the Castle (1925) A Girl of London (1925) The Island of Despair (1926) One Colombo Night (1926) The Girl in the Night (1931) Stranglehold (1931) Brother Alfred (1932) The Flag Lieutenant (1932) The Barton Mystery (1932) General John Regan (1933) Discord (1933) One Precious Year (1933) Lord of the Manor (1933) Anne One Hundred (1933) Purse Strings (1933) The Lash (1934) The Man Who Changed His Name (1934) Lord Edgware Dies (1934) Are You a Mason? (1934) The Rocks of Valpre (1935) The Lad (1935) D'Ye Ken John Peel? (1935) Vintage Wine (1935) Squibs (1935) The Private Secretary (1935) Scrooge (1935) Eliza Comes to Stay (1936) In the Soup (1936) Juggernaut (1936) Beauty and the Barge (1937) Song of the Forge (1937) Vicar of Bray (1937)

Films directed by Henry Edwards

A Welsh Singer (1915)
Doorsteps (1916)
East Is East (1916)
Merely Mrs. Stubbs (1917)
If Thou Wert Blind (1917)
Broken Threads (1917)
The Failure (1917)
What's the Use of Grumbling (1918)
Towards the Light (1918)
The Poet's Windfall (1918)
The Hanging Judge (1918)
The City of Beautiful Nonsense (1919)
Possession (1919)
His Dearest Possession (1919)
The Kinsman (1919)
The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss (1920)
John Forrest Finds Himself (1920)
Aylwin (1920)
A Temporary Vagabond (1920)
Tit for Tat (1921)
The Lunatic at Large (1921)
The Bargain (1921)
Simple Simon (1922)
Lily of the Alley (1923)
Boden's Boy (1923)
The Naked Man (1923)
The World of Wonderful Reality (1924)
Owd Bob (1924)
King of the Castle (1925)
A Girl of London (1925)
The Island of Despair (1926)
One Colombo Night (1926)
The Girl in the Night (1931)
Stranglehold (1931)
Brother Alfred (1932)
The Flag Lieutenant (1932)
The Barton Mystery (1932)
General John Regan (1933)
Discord (1933)
One Precious Year (1933)
Lord of the Manor (1933)
Anne One Hundred (1933)
Purse Strings (1933)
The Lash (1934)
The Man Who Changed His Name (1934)
Lord Edgware Dies (1934)
Are You a Mason? (1934)
The Rocks of Valpre (1935)
The Lad (1935)
D'Ye Ken John Peel? (1935)
Vintage Wine (1935)
Squibs (1935)
The Private Secretary (1935)
Scrooge (1935)
Eliza Comes to Stay (1936)
In the Soup (1936)
Juggernaut (1936)
Beauty and the Barge (1937)
Song of the Forge (1937)
Vicar of Bray (1937)

v t e Films by Herbert Wilcox
As director	Chu-Chin-Chow (1923) Southern Love (1924) Decameron Nights (1924) The Only Way (1926) Nell Gwyn (1926) London (1926) Tip Toes (1927) Madame Pompadour (1927) Mumsie (1927) Dawn (1928) The Bondman (1929) The Woman in White (1929) The Loves of Robert Burns (1930) The Chance of a Night Time (1931) Carnival (1931) The Blue Danube (1932) Goodnight, Vienna (1932) Money Means Nothing (1932) The Little Damozel (1933) Bitter Sweet (1933) Yes, Mr Brown (1933) The Queen's Affair (1934) Nell Gwyn (1934) Peg of Old Drury (1935) This'll Make You Whistle (1936) Three Maxims (1936) London Melody (1937) Limelight (1937) Victoria the Great (1937) Sixty Glorious Years (1938) Nurse Edith Cavell (1939) Irene (1940) No, No, Nanette (1940) Sunny (1941) They Flew Alone (1942) Forever and a Day (1943) Yellow Canary (1943) I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945) Piccadilly Incident (1946) The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947) Spring in Park Lane (1948) Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948) Maytime in Mayfair (1949) Odette (1950) Into the Blue (1950) The Lady with a Lamp (1951) Derby Day (1952) Trent's Last Case (1952) Laughing Anne (1953) Trouble in the Glen (1954) Lilacs in the Spring (1954) King's Rhapsody (1955) My Teenage Daughter (1956) These Dangerous Years (1957) The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958) Wonderful Things! (1958) The Lady Is a Square (1959) The Heart of a Man (1959)
Producer only	The Wonderful Story (1922) Flames of Passion (1922) Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923) A Peep Behind the Scenes (1929) When Knights Were Bold (1929) Black Waters (1929) Splinters (1929) Rookery Nook (1930) Wolves (1930) Warned Off (1930) On Approval (1930) Plunder (1930) Tons of Money (1930) The Speckled Band (1931) Almost a Divorce (1931) Up for the Cup (1931) Mischief (1931) A Night Like This (1932) Life Goes On (1932) The Mayor's Nest (1932) Thark (1932) The Love Contract (1932) Leap Year (1932) The Flag Lieutenant (1932) Say It with Music (1932) The Barton Mystery (1932) The King's Cup (1933) Discord (1933) One Precious Year (1933) The Blarney Stone (1933) Lord of the Manor (1933) It's a King (1933) Summer Lightning (1933) Purse Strings (1933) That's a Good Girl (1933) Up for the Derby (1933) Just My Luck (1933) Trouble (1933) Night of the Garter (1933) Sorrell and Son (1933) Faces (1934) Lucky Loser (1934) It's a Cop (1934) General John Regan (1934) Girls, Please! (1934) Up to the Neck (1934) The King of Paris (1934) Lilies of the Field (1934) Brewster's Millions (1935) Escape Me Never (1935) Come Out of the Pantry (1935) Fame (1936) The Frog (1937) The Rat (1937) The Return of the Frog (1938) A Royal Divorce (1938) No Parking (1938) Blondes for Danger (1938) The Beggar's Opera (1953) Yangtse Incident (1957) The Navy Lark (1959)

Films by Herbert Wilcox

As director

Chu-Chin-Chow (1923)
Southern Love (1924)
Decameron Nights (1924)
The Only Way (1926)
Nell Gwyn (1926)
London (1926)
Tip Toes (1927)
Madame Pompadour (1927)
Mumsie (1927)
Dawn (1928)
The Bondman (1929)
The Woman in White (1929)
The Loves of Robert Burns (1930)
The Chance of a Night Time (1931)
Carnival (1931)
The Blue Danube (1932)
Goodnight, Vienna (1932)
Money Means Nothing (1932)
The Little Damozel (1933)
Bitter Sweet (1933)
Yes, Mr Brown (1933)
The Queen's Affair (1934)
Nell Gwyn (1934)
Peg of Old Drury (1935)
This'll Make You Whistle (1936)
Three Maxims (1936)
London Melody (1937)
Limelight (1937)
Victoria the Great (1937)
Sixty Glorious Years (1938)
Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
Irene (1940)
No, No, Nanette (1940)
Sunny (1941)
They Flew Alone (1942)
Forever and a Day (1943)
Yellow Canary (1943)
I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945)
Piccadilly Incident (1946)
The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947)
Spring in Park Lane (1948)
Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948)
Maytime in Mayfair (1949)
Odette (1950)
Into the Blue (1950)
The Lady with a Lamp (1951)
Derby Day (1952)
Trent's Last Case (1952)
Laughing Anne (1953)
Trouble in the Glen (1954)
Lilacs in the Spring (1954)
King's Rhapsody (1955)
My Teenage Daughter (1956)
These Dangerous Years (1957)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)
Wonderful Things! (1958)
The Lady Is a Square (1959)
The Heart of a Man (1959)

Producer only

The Wonderful Story (1922)
Flames of Passion (1922)
Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923)
A Peep Behind the Scenes (1929)
When Knights Were Bold (1929)
Black Waters (1929)
Splinters (1929)
Rookery Nook (1930)
Wolves (1930)
Warned Off (1930)
On Approval (1930)
Plunder (1930)
Tons of Money (1930)
The Speckled Band (1931)
Almost a Divorce (1931)
Up for the Cup (1931)
Mischief (1931)
A Night Like This (1932)
Life Goes On (1932)
The Mayor's Nest (1932)
Thark (1932)
The Love Contract (1932)
Leap Year (1932)
The Flag Lieutenant (1932)
Say It with Music (1932)
The Barton Mystery (1932)
The King's Cup (1933)
Discord (1933)
One Precious Year (1933)
The Blarney Stone (1933)
Lord of the Manor (1933)
It's a King (1933)
Summer Lightning (1933)
Purse Strings (1933)
That's a Good Girl (1933)
Up for the Derby (1933)
Just My Luck (1933)
Trouble (1933)
Night of the Garter (1933)
Sorrell and Son (1933)
Faces (1934)
Lucky Loser (1934)
It's a Cop (1934)
General John Regan (1934)
Girls, Please! (1934)
Up to the Neck (1934)
The King of Paris (1934)
Lilies of the Field (1934)
Brewster's Millions (1935)
Escape Me Never (1935)
Come Out of the Pantry (1935)
Fame (1936)
The Frog (1937)
The Rat (1937)
The Return of the Frog (1938)
A Royal Divorce (1938)
No Parking (1938)
Blondes for Danger (1938)
The Beggar's Opera (1953)
Yangtse Incident (1957)
The Navy Lark (1959)

This article related to a British film of the 1930s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

This article about a war film is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: