Carry On (film)
Carry On is a 1927 British silent drama film directed by Dinah Shurey and starring Moore Marriott, Trilby Clark and Alf Goddard.
| Carry On | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dinah Shurey |
| Produced by | Dinah Shurey Victor Peers |
| Written by | Lydia Hayward Dinah Shurey |
| Starring | Moore Marriott Trilby Clark Alf Goddard Johnny Butt |
| Cinematography | Desmond Dickinson Randal Terraneau |
Production company | Britannia Films |
| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
Release date | December 1927 |
Running time | 7,050 feet[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Production
Carry On! deals with British military experiences in the First World War. For the production, Shurey borrowed warships from the Royal Navy.[2]
In 1928, one of the cast, the Australian Leal Douglas, described the picture as “a British propaganda film”.[3]
Cast
- Moore Marriott as Mick Trevorn
- Trilby Clark as Sylvia
- Alf Goddard as Lumley
- Johnny Butt as Barker
- Mickey Brantford as Mick – as a Child
- Aggie Brantford as Molly – as a Child
- Cynthia Murtagh as Molly
- C.M. Hallard as John Peters
- Patrick Aherne as Bob Halliday
- Lewis Shaw as Bob – as a Child
- Frank Atherley as Admiral Hallliday
- Griffith Humphreys as Mr. Freeman
- Wyndham Guise as Oliver Trevorn
- Leal Douglas as Mrs. Trevorn
- Wally Patch as Andrews
References
- Low p.345
- Bibi Berki, “The Film Society, 1930” in Film International 16, no. 3 (1 September 2018), 12
- “Miss Leal Douglas, Australian film actress, returns”, The Brisbane Courier, 15 November 1927, p. 20
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918–1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
- Wood, Linda. British Films 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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