''Beauty and the Barge'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring

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and

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. It was produced by Julius Hagen's production company

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, but made at the

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in Hammersmith rather than at Twickenham.Wood p.89 It was based on the 1905 play ''Beauty and the Barge'' by W. W. Jacobs.

Cast

as Captain Barley *

as Ethel Smedley *

as Lieutenant Seton Boyne * George Carney as Tom Codd *

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as Mrs Baldwin *

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as Augustus *

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as Hebert Manners *

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as Mrs Porton *

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as Major Smedley *

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as Mrs Smedley * Ann Wemyss as Lucy Dallas

References

Bibliography

* Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* * * 1937 films 1937 comedy films British black-and-white films Films based on works by W. W. Jacobs Films directed by Henry Edwards British comedy films Films shot at Riverside Studios Films set in England Seafaring films British films based on plays 1930s English-language films 1930s British films English-language comedy films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub