Sons of the Sea
Synopsis
The head of Dartmouth Training College has been murdered, and his successor, Captain Hyde, suspects that he himself may have been the intended target. He enlists the help of his own son Philip, a reluctant cadet at the college, to help him confirm his suspicions about planned enemy action... but meanwhile, there is a Secret Service agent staying at the college observatory, the foreign-born professor of astronomy is behaving strangely, and Naval Intelligence disclaim any knowledge of what is going on...
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Leslie Banks
Capt. Hyde
Kay Walsh
Alison Devar
Mackenzie Ward
Newton Hulls
Cecil Parker
Cmdr. Herbert
Simon Lack
Philip Hyde
Ellen Pollock
Margaret Hulls
Nigel Stock
Rudd
Kynaston Reeves
Prof Devar
Charles Eaton
Commander-in-Chief
Ian Fleming
Naval Intelligence Officer
Gordon Begg
Waiter
Robert Field
Insp. Blake
Peter Shaw
Lt. John Strepte
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Maurice Elvey
- Screenplay & Story
- Gerald Elliott, Maurice Elvey
- Original Title
- Sons of the Sea
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Production Studios
- British Consolidated
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Maurice Elvey
Gerald Elliott, Maurice Elvey, D. William Woolf, Reginald Long, George Barraud
Eric Cross
Douglas Myers
K.C. Alexander
Department Leadership Roster
Maurice Elvey
Director
Gerald Elliott
Screenplay
Eric Cross
Director of Photography
Douglas Myers
Editor
Maurice Elvey
Screenplay
K.C. Alexander
Producer
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What is Sons of the Sea about?
The head of Dartmouth Training College has been murdered, and his successor, Captain Hyde, suspects that he himself may have been the intended target. He enlists the help of his own son Philip, a reluctant cadet at the college, to help him confirm his suspicions about planned enemy action... but meanwhile, there is a Secret Service agent staying at the college observatory, the foreign-born professor of astronomy is behaving strangely, and Naval Intelligence disclaim any knowledge of what is going on...
Who directed Sons of the Sea?
Sons of the Sea was directed by Maurice Elvey.
Who stars in Sons of the Sea?
The principal cast of Sons of the Sea includes Leslie Banks, Kay Walsh, Mackenzie Ward, Cecil Parker, Simon Lack.
When was Sons of the Sea released and how long is it?
Sons of the Sea was released in 1939 with a total runtime of 1h 22m.