Beauty and the Barge (1937) DVD-R

Starring: Gordon Harker, Judy Gunn, Jack Hawkins, George Carney, Margaret Rutherford
Directed by: Henry Edwards
Print: Black & White
Runtime: 77 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Language: English (No subtitles)

*Beauty and the Barge* is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards. The story follows Ethel Smedley, a young woman engaged to a man she doesn't love. Rather than marry him, she decides to flee the situation altogether and is helped by a crusty old barge captain. The film is based on the 1905 play *Beauty and the Barge* by W.W. Jacobs. The cast includes Gordon Harker as Captain Barley, Judy Gunn as Ethel Smedley, and Jack Hawkins as Lieutenant Seton Boyne. The film was produced by Julius Hagen's production company Twickenham Film Studios and was made at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.