''Splinters in the Air'' (aka, ''Splinters In The Air Force'') is a 1937 British

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directed by Alfred J. Goulding and starring

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and Richard Hearne. It is a loose sequel to the films '' Splinters'' (1929) and '' Splinters in the Navy'' (1931). It was made at

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.Wood p.92

Premise

An inventor is mistaken for his twin brother, and is forced to take his brother's place in the

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Cast

as George Metcalfe / Sydney Metcalfe * Richard Hearne as Sgt. Hearne * Stuart Robertson as Sgt. Robertson * Ralph Reader as Sgt. Reader * Ellen Pollock as Charles' Wife * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Warrant Officer * Franklyn Bellamy as Charles - the C.O. * Ronald Ward as Richards * Binkie Stuart as Mary Dunwoody * Lew Lake as Lew - the Stage Manager * Geraldine Hislop as Maid

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

''Splinters in the Air'' at IMDB
1937 films British comedy films 1937 comedy films Films shot at Pinewood Studios Films directed by Alfred J. Goulding British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub