The Luck of the Navy is a British comedy thriller play by Mrs Clifford Mills in which a Royal Navy sailor is nearly framed by an enemy agent for the theft of secret documents. It was first performed in 1918 and continued to be performed post-war in London and by touring companies. Between 1919 and 1930 it was performed over 900 times in 148 theatres.[1] It was also performed internationally: in Adelaide in 1920, Sydney in 1928 and Wellington in 1920.[2] [3] [4]
It was revived at the Playhouse Theatre in London on 24 December 1934 and ran for 22 performances.[5]
In 1927, it was made into a silent film, The Luck of the Navy, directed by Fred Paul.
In 1937, it was adapted into a sound film, Luck of the Navy, directed by Norman Lee and starring Geoffrey Toone and Judy Kelly.