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Full Speed Ahead is a British film of genre Drama directed by Lawrence Huntington with Moira Lynd
Full Speed Ahead (1936)
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Add to a movie listFull Speed Ahead is a 1936 British drama film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Paul Neville, Moira Lynd and Richard Norris. The film was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by the Hollywood company Paramount Pictures. It is also known by the alternative title Full Steam Ahead.
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A couple elope on a ship, only to discover that the dishonest captain plans to scuttle it for insurance purposes.Actors
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