Lieutenant Daring Explained

Lieutenant Daring was the name of a series of silent films made by British and Colonial Films featuring a fictional British Royal Navy lieutenant of that name. The films were made at Newstead House in Strawberry Vale, East Finchley, London, and on location.^[1]

The character was revived for the 1935 talkie Lieutenant Daring R.N.

Selected productions

• The Adventures of Lieutenant Daring R.N.: In a South American Port (1911)^[2]
• Lieutenant Daring Avenges an Insult to the Union Jack (1912)^[3]
• Lieutenant Daring Defeats the Middleweight Champion (1912)
• Lieutenant Daring and the Photographing Pigeon (1912)
• Lieutenant Daring and the Ship's Mascot (1912)^[4]
• Lieutenant Daring Quells a Rebellion (1912)
• Lieutenant Daring and the Plans of the Mine Fields (1912)^{[5] [6] [7]} (alternative title: Lieutenant Daring Captures a Spy)^[8]
• Lieutenant Daring and the Labour Riots (1913)
• Lieutenant Daring RN and the Water Rats (1924)^[9]

Notes and References

1. https://www.barnet.gov.uk/citizen-home/libraries/local-studies-and-archives/pocket-histories/finchley-friern-barnet-and-totteridge/red-lion-hill-and-strawberry-vale-finchley-n2.html Red Lion Hill and Strawberry Vale (finchley N2).
2. Web site: The Adventures of Lieutenant Daring R.N.: In a South American Port. 1 September 1911. 14 November 2016. IMDb.
3. Web site: Lieutenant Daring Avenges an Insult to the Union Jack. 1 February 1912. 14 November 2016. IMDb.
4. Web site: Lieutenant Daring and the Ship's Mascot (1912). https://web.archive.org/web/20161005143401/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b86e5a6e1. dead. October 5, 2016. 14 November 2016.
5. Web site: BAC 100: 2010 - Film Clips - Extract from the adventure serial Lieutenant Daring and the Plans of the Mine Fields (1912). 14 November 2016.
6. Web site: BFI Screenonline: Lieutenant Daring and the Plans of the Mine Fields (1912) Synopsis. 14 November 2016.
7. Web site: BFI Screenonline: Lieutenant Daring and the Plans of the Mine Fields (1912). 14 November 2016.
8. Web site: Lieutenant Daring and the Plans of the Mine Fields (1912). https://web.archive.org/web/20230712063237/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ac9ba93. dead. July 12, 2023.
9. Web site: Lieutenant Daring Rn and the Water Rats (1924). https://web.archive.org/web/20161114085734/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7da905b7. dead. November 14, 2016. 14 November 2016.