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The Navy Lark (1959)

The Navy Lark poster
Directed by
Gordon Parry
Genre
comedy
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a comedy about the misadventures and misunderstandings of a Royal Navy crew. The sailors bumble through their duties with a cheerful and chaotic spirit.

comediclightheartedwhimsicalplayfulupbeatbreezygently humorous

What happens

The Navy Lark is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Cecil Parker, Ronald Shiner and Leslie Phillips, Gordon Jackson and Hattie Jacques. It was based on The Navy Lark radio series broadcast on the BBC Light Programme. It was one of the last films from Herbert Wilcox. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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