Midshipman Easy: Living or Dead?

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Which cast and crew of 1935 film by Carol Reed Midshipman Easy are living and who are dead?

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By Andrew Droid Webber

Updated 18 March 2023

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Artist	Jack1956
Credit	Self-photographed
License	cc0
Desc	Memorial plaque to the actors Roger Livesey and Ursula Jeans in St Paul's church in Covent Garden.
Usage	Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication

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1935 film by Carol Reed

Midshipman Easy

Released	1935 (87 years, 9 months ago)

Director	Carol Reed
Genre	adventure film
Composer	Frederic Austin
Production company	Ealing Studios
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Screenwriter	Frederick Marryat
Producer	Basil Dean

About Midshipman Easy

Midshipman Easy is a 1935 British adventure film directed by Carol Reed and starring Hughie Green, Margaret Lockwood and Harry Tate. The screenplay concerns a young man who runs away from home, joins the navy and goes to sea in the 1790s. He rescues a captive woman from a Spanish ship and battles pirates and smugglers. The film was based on the novel Mr Midshipman Easy (1836) by Frederick Marryat.