Full Speed Ahead (1940 film)

Full Speed Ahead is a 1940 British drama film directed by John Hunt and starring Frederick Peisley, Dinah Sheridan and Morland Graham. It was filmed at Cricklewood Studios in London. A second feature, it was distributed by General Film Distributors on a double bill with The Man in the Iron Mask.

Synopsis

Two brothers undergo respective apprenticeships. One joins the Royal Navy while the other becomes a ship designer, working on a new destroyer.

Cast

• Michael Osler as John Elwood
• Frederick Peisley as Michael Elwood
• Dinah Sheridan as Joan Barrymore
• Morland Graham as Gordon Tweedie
• H.G. Stoker as Sir Robert Barrymore
• Betty Shale as Mrs. Elwood

References

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

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