Jessie Matthews - The Midshipmaid - 1932
The Midshipmaid is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Jessie Matthews, Frederick Kerr, Basil Sydney and Nigel Bruce. The film is based on the 1931 play of the same title by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall. John Mills makes his film debut in a supporting role. It was shot at the Lime Grove Studios, with sets designed by the art director Alfred Junge.
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In love how in those days being able to sing around a piano or play some skit was just normal!
'Sir Percy Newbiggin', Jessie's pop, is clearly spoofing Winston Churchill. Despite being a 'former Naval person' as First Lord of the Admiralty in WW1, in the 1920s Churchill preached 'rigid economy' in spending on ships, following a rule that Britain should not expect a major war at sea for at least a decade. The authors of 'The Midshipmaid' did not agree. Both former senior officers in WW1 before becoming writers, they make Sir Percy a hypocritical windbag. He likes a large brandy and a fat cigar, but he wants to keep the Royal Navy on seabiscuit and water.
? Which is the film were she starts as a shoe shop assistant
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