
The Flag Lieutenant
Drama · War
Overview
A lieutenant is branded a coward after saving a beleaguered fort for an amnesiac major.
Top Cast


Henry Edwards
Henry Edwards
Lt. Dicky Lascelles
Henry Edwards
Lt. Dicky Lascelles


Forrester Harvey
Forrester Harvey
Dusty Miller
Forrester Harvey
Dusty Miller


Lilian Oldland
Lilian Oldland
Sybil Wynne
Lilian Oldland
Sybil Wynne
Dorothy Seacombe
Dorothy Seacombe
Mrs. Dorothy Cameron
Dorothy Seacombe
Mrs. Dorothy Cameron


Fred Raynham
Fred Raynham
Maj. William Thesiger
Fred Raynham
Maj. William Thesiger
Fewlass Llewellyn
Fewlass Llewellyn
Adm. Sir Berkeley Wynne
Fewlass Llewellyn
Adm. Sir Berkeley Wynne


Hayford Hobbs
Hayford Hobbs
Cdr. the Hon. D'Arcy Penrose
Hayford Hobbs
Cdr. the Hon. D'Arcy Penrose
Humberston Wright
Humberston Wright
Stiffy Steele
Humberston Wright
Stiffy Steele
Lionel d'Aragon
Lionel d'Aragon
Col. McLeod
Lionel d'Aragon
Col. McLeod
Frank Dane
Frank Dane
Lt. Paget
Frank Dane
Lt. Paget
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