''All at Sea'' is a 1935 British

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directed by

Anthony Kimmins Anthony Martin Kimmins, OBE (10 November 1901 – 19 May 1964) was an English director, playwright, screenwriter, producer and actor. Biography Kimmins was born in Harrow, London on 10 November 1901, the son of the social activists Charles Wi ...

and starring Googie Withers, Tyrell Davis and Rex Harrison. Its plot follows a young man who falls in love during a cruise, and takes up a false identity as a famous writer to impress her. Made as a

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by Fox Film at Wembley Studios, it is an adaptation of the 1931 play '' Mr Faint-Heart'' by

Ian Hay Major General John Hay Beith, CBE MC (17 April 1876 – 22 September 1952), was a British schoolmaster and soldier, but is best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay. After rea ...

Premise

When mild mannered Joe (Tyrell Davis) comes into an inheritance, he leaves his job as a clerk, and embarks on a sea cruise. Posing as a successful writer, Joe attracts various attractive women to him on the voyage, but his deceptions start to land him in trouble.

Cast

* Tyrell Davis as Joe Finch * Googie Withers as Daphne Tomkins *

James Carew James Usselman (February 5, 1876 – April 4, 1938), known professionally as James Carew, was an American actor who appeared in many films, mainly in Britain. He was born in Goshen, Indiana in 1876 and began work as a clerk in a publishing fir ...

as Julius Mablethorpe *Cecily Byrne as Mary Maggs * Rex Harrison as Aubrey Bellingham * Dorothy Vernon as Mrs. Humphrey *

James Harcourt James Harcourt (20 April 187318 February 1951) was an English character actor. Harcourt was born in Headingley, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire. He started work as a cabinet maker, and drifted into amateur dramatics. He appeared as a stage act ...

as Mr. Humphrey *Colin Lesslie as Tony Lambert

Critical reception

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'' called it a "Tepid programmer."

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* 1935 films British comedy films 1935 comedy films Films directed by Anthony Kimmins Films based on works by Ian Hay Quota quickies Seafaring films Films shot at Wembley Studios Fox Film films British black-and-white films 1936 comedy films 1936 films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub