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Midshipman Easy (1915)

Midshipman Easy poster
Directed by
Maurice Elvey
Genre
silent film, adventure film, historical film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
40 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man joins the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and gets into a series of adventures at sea. He faces pirates, meets new friends, and learns about duty and honor.

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What happens

Midshipman Easy is a 1915 British silent adventure film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and A. V. Bramble. It was based on the 1836 novel Mr Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat which was made into a sound film Midshipman Easy by Carol Reed in 1935. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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