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The Flag Lieutenant (1926 film)

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The Flag Lieutenant
Directed byMaurice Elvey
Written by
Produced byNorman Walker
Starring
CinematographyWilliam Shenton
Production
company
Distributed byAstra-National
Release date
  • 1926 (1926)
CountryUnited Kingdom
Languages

The Flag Lieutenant is a 1926 British war film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Henry Edwards, Lilian Oldland and Dorothy Seacombe.[1] It is based on the play The Flag Lieutenant by W.P. Drury. Its sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei. The film proved to be one of the hits of the year at the British box office.[2]

Sequels

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In 1927 Edwards starred in a sequel The Further Adventures of the Flag Lieutenant. The play was adapted into a film again in 1932, also starring Edwards.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "The Flag Lieutenant (1926)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  2. ^ Richards p.39

Bibliography

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  • Richards, Jeffrey (ed.). The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929- 1939. I.B. Tauris & Co, 1998.
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