Annapolis Farewell

Annapolis Farewell is a 1935 American drama film directed by Alexander Hall and written by Frank Craven and Jack Wagner. The film stars Guy Standing, Rosalind Keith, Tom Brown, Richard Cromwell, John Howard and Benny Baker. The film was released on August 23, 1935, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]

Annapolis Farewell
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alexander Hall
Screenplay by	Frank Craven Jack Wagner
Produced by	Louis D. Lighton
Starring	Guy Standing Rosalind Keith Tom Brown Richard Cromwell John Howard Benny Baker
Cinematography	Ted Tetzlaff
Edited by	Doane Harrison
Music by	John Leipold
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 23, 1935 (1935-08-23)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Cast

• Guy Standing as Cmdr. Fitzhugh
• Rosalind Keith as Madeline Deming
• Tom Brown as Morton 'Click' Haley
• Richard Cromwell as Boyce Avery
• John Howard as Duncan Haley
• Benny Baker as Zimmer
• Louise Beavers as Miranda
• Minor Watson as Cmmdre. Briggs
• Ben Alexander as Adams
• John Darrow as Porter
• William Collier Sr. as Rumboat Charlie
• Wheeler Oakman as Cmdr. Lawson
• Samuel S. Hinds as Dr. Bryant

Reception

Frank Nugent of The New York Times said, "Filmed at Annapolis with—as the announcement proclaims — the "cheerful cooperation" of the academy, the photoplay's backgrounds are colorful. Besides Sir Guy, the other members of the cast are insignificant, but there are good performances by Tom Brown as the impudent middy, by John Howard (a comparative newcomer) as his elder brother, and Louise Beavers as Commander Fitzhugh's housekeeper. A complete summary would be that the film is extremely sentimental, familiar in pattern but exceedingly well-made for all that."^[2]