Beauty and the Barge
1937 · 72 min · ★ 6.7 · Comedy
A young girl is engaged to a man she doesn't love, and rather than marry him she decides to flee the situation altogether. She is helped by a crusty old barge captain.
Directed by Henry Edwards · Written by Edwin Greenwood
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Gordon Harker Capt. Barley -
Judy Gunn Ethel Smedley -
Jack Hawkins Lt. Seton Boyne -
George Carney Tom Codd -
Margaret Rutherford Mrs. Baldwin -
Ronald Shiner Augustus -
Michael Shepley Herbert Manners -
Margaret Yarde Mrs. Porton -
Sebastian Smith Maj. Smedley -
Margaret Scudamore Mrs. Susan Smedley - F Frank Bertram John Dibbs
- A Ann Wemyss Lucy Dallas
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