The Luck of the Navy is a British comedy thriller play by Mrs Clifford Mills. It was first staged in 1919. It was later revived at the Playhouse Theatre

Playhouse Theatre

The Playhouse Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, located in Northumberland Avenue, near Trafalgar Square. The Theatre was built by F. H. Fowler and Hill with a seating capacity of 1,200. It was rebuilt in 1907 and still retains its original substage machinery...

 in London on 24 December 1934 and ran for 22 performances. A Royal Navy sailor is nearly framed by an enemy agent for the theft of secret documents.

Film Adaptations

In 1927 it was made into a silent film The Luck of the Navy

The Luck of the Navy (film)

The Luck of the Navy is a 1927 British silent comedy thriller film directed by Fred Paul and starring Evelyn Laye, Henry Victor and Hayford Hobbs...

directed by Fred Paul

Fred Paul

Fred Paul was a Swiss-born British actor and film director. Paul was born in Lausanne in 1880 but moved to Britain at a young age. He was a prolific actor and directors in the 1910s and 1920s, but his career dramatically declined with the arrival of sound films.-Selected filmography:Director* The...

. In 1937 it was adapted into a sound film Luck of the Navy

Luck of the Navy

Luck of the Navy is a 1938 British comedy thriller film directed by Norman Lee and starring Geoffrey Toone, Judy Kelly and Clifford Evans. It was based on the play Luck of the Navy by Clifford Mills and is also known by the alternative title of North Sea Patrol...

directed by Norman Lee

Norman Lee

-Selected filmography:Director* The Streets of London * Strip, Strip, Hooray * The Pride of the Force * The Outcast * Doctor's Orders * Spring in the Air * A Political Party...

 and starring Geoffrey Toone

Geoffrey Toone

Geoffrey Toone was an Irish-born character actor.Most of Toone's film roles after the 1930s were in supporting parts, usually as authority figures, though he did play the lead character in the Hammer Films production The Terror of the Tongs in 1961Toone was born in Dublin, Ireland to English...

 and Judy Kelly

Judy Kelly

-Selected filmography:* Adam's Apple * Money Talks * Crime on the Hill * L'argent par les fenêtres * Hawley's of High Street * Their Night Out * The Love Nest...

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