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The Middle Watch is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Thomas Bentley with Jack Buchanan

The Middle Watch (1940)

The Middle Watch
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Length 1h27
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Genres Comedy
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The Middle Watch is a 1940 British comedy film, directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Jack Buchanan, Greta Gynt, Fred Emney and Kay Walsh. It was produced by Associated British Picture Corporation at their Welwyn Studios. It was based on a play of the same title by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall which had previously been adapted as a film in 1930.



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Synopsis

This comedy film features battleship Captain Maitland (Jack Buchanan) celebrating a bon voyage party. He later discovers two stowaways, attractive young women, but much too late to turn back. Despite the captain's efforts to hide them, they are soon discovered, with predictable consequences.

Actors

Jack Buchanan

(Captain Maitland)Greta Gynt

(Mary Carlton)Fred Emney

(Adm. Sir Reginald Hewett)Kay Walsh

(Fay Eaton)Leslie Fuller

(Marine Ogg)
And :
Bruce Seton
David Hutcheson
Martita Hunt
Louise Hampton
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