All at Sea (1935 film) explained

All at Sea
Director:	Anthony Kimmins
Producer:	Robert Arthur
Based On:	play Mr Faint-Heart by Ian Hay^[1]
Starring:	Tyrell Davis Googie Withers James Carew Cecily Byrne Rex Harrison Dorothy Vernon
Cinematography:	Alex Bryce
Editing:	Sam Simmonds
Studio:	Fox Film Company
Distributor:	Fox Film Company
Runtime:	60 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

All at Sea is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Googie Withers, Tyrell Davis and Rex Harrison.^[2] Its plot follows a young man who falls in love during a cruise, and takes up a false identity as a famous writer to impress her.

Made as a quota quickie by Fox Film at Wembley Studios,^[3] it is an adaptation of the 1931 play Mr Faint-Heart by Ian Hay.

Premise

When mild mannered Joe (Tyrell Davis) comes into an inheritance, he leaves his job as a clerk, and embarks on a sea cruise. Posing as a successful writer, Joe attracts various attractive women to him on the voyage, but his deceptions start to land him in trouble.

Cast

• Tyrell Davis as Joe Finch
• Googie Withers as Daphne Tomkins
• James Carew as Julius Mablethorpe
• Cecily Byrne as Mary Maggs
• Rex Harrison as Aubrey Bellingham
• Dorothy Vernon as Mrs. Humphrey
• James Harcourt as Mr. Humphrey
• Colin Lesslie as Tony Lambert

Critical reception

TV Guide called it a "Tepid programmer."^[4]

References

1. Book: Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. 1 January 1999. Walter de Gruyter. 9783110951943. Google Books.
2. Web site: All at Sea (1935). https://web.archive.org/web/20170318090500/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a97518c. dead. 18 March 2017.
3. Chibnall p.281
4. Web site: All at Sea.